Why was SARS boss Tom Moyane in Dubai when Gupta network was in town?
The visit coincides with Gupta gathering in December 2015
South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane was in Dubai in December 2015, when a who’s who of the Gupta network were in town, travel records obtained by this group show.
Moyane’s spokesman said he could not provide details when asked specifically about a trip the tax commissioner made to Dubai from December 23 2015 to January 8 2016. "SARS is prohibited by its policies to divulge or discuss its employees and related matters between employee and employer in the public domain," said spokesman Sandile Memela. "Please note that the commissioner reserves his right should personal information pertaining to him be used for public consumption," he said. These details emerge as SARS faces pressure to explain the payment of a R70m VAT refund in June 2017, with reports alleging that Moyane personally intervened to get the payment processed. SARS has declined to comment on these reports, except to say the payment was not irregular.Travel records show at least another five trips that place Moyane in Dubai at the same time as the Guptas and their key associates were in town between June 2015 and December 2016. SARS was asked if it wished to explain any other trip...
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