
Kieswetter said that while restoring public confidence in the revenue services and among employees was paramount, his biggest focus would be in the tax collection of outstanding taxes.
“What is also important is to immediately address the deficit in revenue and ensure that we accelerate the work (acting commissioner) Mark (Kingon) and his team have already done, so that we give the minister a level of confidence that we will leave no stone untouched to collect every cent due to the fiscus,” Kieswetter said.
“Those who thought they had a tax holiday in the last few years must know their holiday has ended.”
Kieswetter was appointed to the position on Wednesday to replace disgraced erstwhile Sars boss Tom Moyane, who left behind a broken tax collection agency and a multibillion-rand revenue shortfall.