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How SARS used AI and proactive measures to claw back R210bn this tax year

Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service Edward Kieswetter
Illustrative image | Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service Edward Kieswetter. (Photo: Dwayne Senior / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Last year, the Minister of Finance allocated R1-billion a year (over three years) to the SA Revenue Service (SARS) for its modernisation programme. SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the use of AI and proactive measures have resulted in the recovery of R210-billion for the first 11 months of the current tax year.

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