'Compared to the original February estimate, we are R1bn over that – but we are also paying out more in refunds, and we are paying them faster': South African Revenue Service Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.
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EDWARD KIESWETTER: All refunds. You actually get a better idea of how the economy is performing when you look at the gross figure rather than the net numbers. The net is of course important and that is what the minister works with when he attempts to maintain the fiscal balance. RYK VAN NIEKERK: But why is the net figure so much lower than the gross? Why were there more refunds?
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