The public coffers have recovered 94% of the fraud discovered and the sanctions imposed between 2017 and 2020, as reported by the Treasury deputy, Jose Mari Iruarrizaga.
The Provincial Treasury of Biscaythrough different control and verification actions, has uncovered a fraud of €322.1 million in 2021, as reported by the deputy for the Treasury of Bizkaia, Jose Mari Iruarrizaga, and the general director of the Treasury, Iñaki Alonso, at a press conference.
A third of the amount detected, more than 100 million, has been obtained by the actions carried out in the Corporate tax. VAT, withholdings and Income Tax are the other taxes where the best results have been obtained.
In addition, the Treasury has transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office 12 alleged tax offenses which add up to a defrauded amount of 9.8 million euros.
The Department highlights that it has recovered 94% of the amounts corresponding to the fraud detected, and its corresponding sanctions, between 2017 and 2020.
Tax rebates announced by the Spanish Government
To questions from journalists, Iruarrizaga has acknowledged that the possible tax cuts that the central government may approve to reduce the impact of the rise in energy prices on families and companies “will affect the regional collection” since, being indirect taxes , the CAV “has no regulatory capacity and it only has to abide by and apply what the State approves.”
Source: Eitb
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