Tom Moyane explains secret SARS unit
The SARS commissioner tells Treasury the new secret unit will smoke out corruption
South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane has written to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan explaining his approval of a new unit which appears to mirror the alleged "rogue unit" for which Gordhan is under investigation. The letter to Gordhan, sent by Moyane on Tuesday, said the new unit was tasked with "tax matters" and would investigate SARS staffers who were involved in criminal activities. Gordhan and former SARS officials are under investigation by the Hawks over the establishment of an alleged "rogue unit" at the tax agency during his tenure as commissioner. He has maintained that the establishment of the unit was lawful and was aimed at targeting the illicit economy. The new unit approved by Moyane on September 15 bares a striking resemblance to the alleged "rogue unit". The National Treasury said on Tuesday it was made aware of the unit through the media. It said it would seek "clarification" on it.
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