FROM 2016 ARCHIVES
From 2016: The man who broke Sars
Tom Moyane's mission. Since appointed in 2014, the man close to President Jacob Zuma has set about targeting his opponents. Where does this leave Sars, asks Natasha Marrian
The commission of inquiry into maladministration at the SA Revenue Service (Sars) has submitted its interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa, recommending that suspended commissioner Tom Moyane be removed and a permanent tax head appointed to stabilise the organisation. The report confirms what the FM reported in 2016 about the harrowing effect of the restructuring at Sars. This included the exodus of senior skilled employees, the obliteration of the large business centre and the way the relationship between Sars and the National Treasury had broken down. Judge Robert Nugent’s interim report, compiled from evidence both publicly aired and handed to the commission confidentially from information given by dozens of current and former Sars employees, confirms what the FM was told in 2016, in the earlier stages of the restructuring that later cost the tax agency about R50bn in revenue shortfalls. FOR FREE, read the full original story here: Moyane vs Treasury Follow the money — that’...
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