The evidence provided contains general information about SARS and South Africa's economy, but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries directly confirm the specific claim: that the South African Revenue Service warned the National Treasury about funding constraints limiting its ability to combat an illicit economy that grew faster than the formal economy and peaked at 10% of GDP. The web search results are too general or unrelated to the specific warning or the 10% GDP figure.

The evidence provided contains general information about SARS and various economic topics (tobacco, crypto, fuel), but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries mention a specific '2026/2027 annual performance plan' or list tobacco, alcohol, fuel, gold, and crypto as high-risk areas within that plan. The evidence is insufficient to verify this specific claim.

The evidence provided contains general information about SARS and budget processes, but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries confirm that 'during the 2026 medium-term expenditure process, Sars submitted a request for a baseline correction in response to the persistent structural underfunding.' The evidence is too general to confirm this specific procedural claim.

The evidence provided contains general information about budget cuts and funding, but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries mention the specific figures (R76.6m or R157.3m) or the context of preliminary allocations for financial 2027 related to Sars's funding requests. The evidence is insufficient to verify this specific claim.

The evidence provided contains general information about SARS funding struggles (one web search mentions ActionSA fighting for funding), but none of the retrieved web search results or Wikipedia entries confirm the detailed consequences listed: jeopardizing modernization/enforcement, slowing digital infrastructure/AI, or reducing frontline capacity due to underfunding, as stated in the performance plan.