Davis tax committee looks at giving Sars prosecuting powers
Dennis Davis says the NPA does not have enough capacity to prosecute the mountain of tax cases
13 April 2021 - 14:49
UPDATED 13 April 2021 - 18:03
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) should be able to criminally prosecute its own tax cases rather than relying on the overburdened National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), retired judge Dennis Davis said on Tuesday.
The successful criminal prosecution of tax cases is likely to act as a deterrent to tax non-compliance, which could result in more tax being collected at a time when SA faces a fiscal crisis and a yawning budget deficit...
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