The tax inspectorate discovered 1.6 thousand pairs of counterfeit shoes in Polotsk

April 6, Minsk /BELTA/. The tax inspectorate has discovered 1,663 pairs of shoes not marked with control (identification) marks in Polotsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Belarus. The shadow goods worth Br216 million were discovered as a result of an unscheduled operational inspection by the Ministry of Taxes and Duties inspectorate in Polotsk. The organization was transporting shoes in a truck without the accompanying documents required by law. In addition, the goods were not marked with control (identification) marks, although, in accordance with the law, footwear is included in the list of goods subject to marking. As a result of the inspection, the shoes were seized. In Gomel, the Ministry of Taxes and Duties inspectorate for the Sovetsky District discovered a batch of counterfeit mobile phones worth a total of Br34.4 million from an individual entrepreneur. The goods were not marked with control marks, and there were no documents confirming their purchase. The phones were being sold at one of the markets in Gomel in the retail outlet of the individual entrepreneur. In addition, during the inspection of the outlet, it was found that the individual entrepreneur had hired an employee who was not a close relative. This control measure was carried out based on information obtained from the Internet. Another case of shadow business was discovered in the Brest region. The Ministry of Taxes and Duties inspectorates in the Brest region seized a car and mobile phones worth a total of Br420 million as a result of an inspection. Through a test purchase, a fact of unregistered entrepreneurial activity was established. A citizen was delivering and selling mobile phones using a vehicle without being registered as an individual entrepreneur. The inspection materials have been sent to the Economic Court for a decision. -0-