Hon Speaker, I just want to thank the hon Madlopha of the ANC for his statement on the tax statistics that have recently been released. We thank the member for commending Sars for their performance during this very challenging time, but also for indicating that it continues to perform effectively and efficiently in fulfilling its mandate and that transparency is also key to deepening and preserving our democracy.
These statistics are very important and I would like to urge members to read the documentation because the 2013 Tax Statistics is the 6th edition that provides an overview of tax revenue collections and tax returns information for the period of 2008-09 to 2012-13 and the 2009 to 2012 tax years respectively. This publication provides tax revenue data at a more disaggregated level than statistics that we normally publish in other publications such as our budget review and our annual reports. I would like to urge members to take advantage of this publication and to read these numbers and use them appropriately. Thank you. [Applause.]