Kingon fills gap left by Moyane

MARK Kingon has been appointed acting commissioner for the SA Revenue Service‚ the Treasury said yesterday.

This follows the suspension with immediate effect by President Cyril Ramaphosa of commissioner Tom Moyane on Monday night.

Kingon stepped into the role of second-in-charge in an acting capacity at SARS last week when chief officer for business and individual taxes Jonas Makwakwa resigned.

The Treasury said that Kingon had been with SARS since its establishment and worked his way through the ranks to become the group executive for relationship management within business and individual taxes.

Ramaphosa cited among his reasons for suspending Moyane the deterioration in public confidence in SARS and public finances being compromised as a result of the ongoing controversy at the tax agency under Moyane’s leadership.

“For the sake of the country and the economy‚ this situation cannot be allowed to continue‚” he said.

Ramaphosa said Moyane held a high position of trust in managing the country’s finances.

The president suspended Moyane after a meeting with him in which he informed him that he had lost confidence in his ability to lead SARS.

Ramaphosa said he had offered Moyane an opportunity to resign with immediate effect‚ which Moyane declined. – BusinessLIVE