Gigaba presses ahead with probe into SARS - and the uncollected R50.8bn
A probe into affairs at the South African Revenue Service, at Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's insistence, would go ahead and the groundwork had already begun with the National Treasury finalising the terms of reference, his spokesman said this week. Gigaba dropped the bombshell in November, soon after his medium-term budget in October at which he revealed that significantly weaker tax revenues were expected for the 2018 budget. He said the inquiry would help assess reasons for the under-collection of tax and the steps necessary to improve performance management at the revenue service. There was speculation that his action was an attack on SARS commissioner Tom Moyane, whose relationship with the finance minister is believed to be strained. Although appointed by the president, the SARS commissioner reports to the finance minister. This week Gigaba's spokesman, Mayihlome Tshwete, declined to comment on the relationship."There's a number of issues [the] minister is taking up with SARS...
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