The shenanigans at SARS have not forced that much confidence in the taxpayer. There is absolutely no more trust by taxpayers in the revenue service. It is mainly those loyal taxpayers who continuously face the burden of additional penalties etc, whilst mainly avoid paying tax at all. A case in point is those that are involved in the illicit tobacco trade.
The fuel levy is vulnerable to exploitation. This seems to be the case as the Minister has announced even further increases to it. The poorest of the poor bear the brutal brunt in the short to medium term. We cannot get our economy moving if we cannot get out people to work. We have in the past expressed our position on VAT and maintain that it should be revised down to 14%. I know it's a tall order, hon Minister. The additional fuel exemption are certainly not going to benefit the majority of our people.
I do not want to go on rant about Eskom. However, as one of the key State Owned Enterprises, SOES, of our state, Eskom must be turned around in order to inspire investor