By Cyril Ramaphosa
Last week I visited the South African Revenue Service (SARS) National Command Centre in Tshwane to commend and congratulate its staff and leadership on their outstanding work.
In the last financial year, SARS achieved the highest revenue collection in the tax authority’s history, collecting R2.3 trillion.
These revenues collected into the fiscus return to our citizens as lifeblood.
Basic services are delivered, social grants are paid out to society’s most vulnerable, public infrastructure is built and maintained, and the machinery of government is kept running.
In many ways SARS is a standard-bearer for a capable state. It has been a trailblazer in the use of technology to construct a citizen-friendly ecosystem, making it easier for taxpayers to meet their obligations.
It is little wonder that SARS is regarded as one of the best tax authorities in the world.
The South African Revenue Service also stands as a
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