BURS struggles to monitor taxation of car importers
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Mogoditshane imports
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and development Planning, Solomon Sekwakwa told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday that despite continuous raids on imported car dealers, there are still instances where BURS laws are flouted.
“We do check and audit these dealers but due to lack of capacity on our part, some people end up cheating,” he said.
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