Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the government will soon implement stringent measures to clamp
down on tax defaulters,
Launching the SA Revenue Service compliance programme in Pretoria on Sunday, Gordhan said that although overall tax compliance had improved, the trends required constant monitoring.
He said this year, Sars will increase its efforts to create a climate that is increasingly conducive to full compliance by all taxpayers.
Gordhan said particulary attention will be directed towards the construction industry - a sector which has significantly low levels of compliance than other sectors of the economy.
He said construction companies which receive government tenders would be at the center of the purge.
