SARS has issued a warning to those involved in organised crime.
The South African Revenue Service led a massive inter-governmental search and seizure operation to break a syndicate of coal smugglers who greatly worsened load shedding.
“This success of today’s operation is due to exceptional inter-governmental co-operation and information-sharing under the auspices of the NATJOINTS Energy Safety & Security Priority Committee tasked with unmasking and bringing to book the criminals that have caused economic hardship and personal hardship to all citizens of the country,” SARS said.
SARS was able to show a connection between individuals and related entities regarding possible gross contravention from a tax perspective in terms of failure to submit tax returns, under-declaration of income, claiming undie VAT refunds and more. “The high-grade coal is then exported or sold to willing buyers. The low-grade coal is often blended with scrap or other materials and then delivered to power stations.”
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