Sars picks up the pieces after Tom Moyane’s axing
Acting commissioner Mark Kingon will remain in place until the vacancy is filled permanently
Acting South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Mark Kingon says he is a "career taxman" and would be available for the permanent post if required. The position has become vacant after President Cyril Ramaphosa sacked the suspended commissioner, Tom Moyane, this week. Ramaphosa fired Moyane on recommendations made by judge Robert Nugent, who chaired the recent commission of inquiry into governance and maladministration at Sars. Kingon, on Friday, declined to comment on whether he had been approached for the job. But he said: "All I can say is I've served at the Sars for a number of years. I will serve in whatever capacity is required as long as we're building the organisation. "I'm a career taxman. In what capacity that might mean, I don't know. I have indicated that if required to serve in that capacity I would definitely consider it." The Sars Act requires the president to appoint the commissioner. Moyane has said he will challenge his dismissal in the Constitutional Cour...
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