If it's true, it's totally unacceptable - Gordhan on SARS 'hostage' report
27 October 2016
Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says he has not received a formal report about an alleged "hostage" incident at SARS headquarters, but said that, if true, it is unacceptable behaviour.
Gordhan appeared before a joint appropriation's committee meeting in Parliament on Thursday to account for his mid-term budget speech this week.
Democratic Alliance MP David Maynier didn't shy away from asking the question about the alleged incident on October 18, despite objections from African National Congress MPs that it was not relevant to the budget.
Gordhan said it was an open democracy and defended Maynier's right to ask the question.