The finance minister, the trade, industry & competition minister and the commissioner of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) need to investigate the apparent price, volume and import category changes for imported Brazilian chicken revealed by one of SA’s leading economists.
In an article (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-06-02-mike-schussler-why-do-brazils-chickens-cross-the-ocean-to-fly-over-sa-tariffs/) in Business Day, Mike Schussler compares import and export figures for Brazilian chicken shipped to SA, and alleges that they don’t match. He details what appear to be import category switches after the chicken leaves Brazil and before it is imported into SA, accompanied by baffling price changes. Schussler says he is not sure what it means, but raises the possibility that the change may result in lower import tariffs. He believes the patterns that have emerged may be of interest to the tax authorities...
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