{"id":8862,"date":"2024-02-27T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datanamixdev.wpengine.com\/media\/?p=8862"},"modified":"2024-02-27T08:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:34:22","slug":"how-sars-used-ai-and-proactive-measures-to-claw-back-r210bn-this-tax-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datanamix.com\/media\/2024\/02\/27\/how-sars-used-ai-and-proactive-measures-to-claw-back-r210bn-this-tax-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How SARS used AI and proactive measures to claw back R210bn this tax\u00a0year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year, the Minister of Finance allocated R1-billion a year (over three years) to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/\">SA Revenue Service (SARS)<\/a>\u00a0for its modernisation programme. 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