that SA's blanket ban on sharing taxpayer information was unconstitutional is unlikely to be the last hurdle before journalists can access the tax records of ex-president Jacob Zuma, a tax expert has argued.
"We all know Zuma's legal strategy of 'delay' wherever possible. It is likely that it may still take a long time to get to the point where the returns are released," said adjunct associate professor Deborah Tickle, of the University of Cape Town's Finance and Tax Unit. SA's apex court ruled on 30 May that sections of the Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Tax Administration Act , which serve to keep taxpayer records secret to anyone but the taxpayer, the SA Revenue Service and a limited number of other regulatory bodies, were unconstitutional.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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