In a shocking revelation of the parlous state of relations between Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has had to qualify his response to a parliamentary question about the tax authority. Replying in writing to a question by DA finance spokesman David Maynier about whether SARS has any specialised investigating unit similar to the now disbanded high-risk investigation unit, Gordhan provided the information supplied to him by SARS, cautioning that the ministry could not verify its accuracy “because of lack of accountability and co-operation from the SARS top management”.
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