Tax authorities of the Vitebsk region seized more than Br4 billion from the shadow economy in 2010.

January 27, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. In 2010, tax inspectorates of the Vitebsk region seized over Br4 billion worth of illegally obtained income and goods and materials from the shadow economy. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press center of the regional inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties. Tax department specialists conducted about 4,000 thematic operational inspections, a 16% decrease compared to 2009. Violations of tax and other legislation, which the tax authorities are responsible for enforcing, were detected in almost every inspection. In total, following the inspections, over Br60 million in taxes and duties were additionally accrued to the budget, and violators were brought to administrative responsibility for a total amount of almost Br1.5 billion. Among the violations identified were over 2,000 cases of unregistered entrepreneurial activity, and nearly a thousand violations related to the circulation of alcoholic and non-food alcohol-containing products, tobacco products, and petroleum products. In addition, over a thousand violations of the procedure for accepting cash and using cash registers were identified, as well as over 150 violations of legislation regulating the circulation of goods subject to marking with control (identification) marks. -0-