SOUTH AFRICA: Monday 30 October 2017 - 6:05am
File: The SACP wants SA Revenue Service head Tom Moyane removed. Photo: eNCA
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Communist Party (SACP) is urging Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to fire SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane.
SACP deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila on Sunday said Moyane should resign and "trusted people" found to "clean that institution".
"Otherwise we will continue to have many, many more budget shortfalls."
During his Medium-Term Budget speech last week, Gigaba confirmed a tax revenue shortfall of just over R50-billion.
Mapaila said at an SACP rally on Sunday: "So to the minister of finance, this is one simple task: clean up Sars if you want more money for the republic. Get rid of the Gupta influence in the republic and all their connections in Sars.
"Get rid of individuals in Sars that are reporting to the president and all their connections, so that the institution can remain independent and support the mission of its government, not personal interests."
https://www.enca.com/south-africa/fire-moyane-sacp-tells-gigaba