Vitebsk region tax authorities seized almost Br1.5 billion from shadow circulation in Q1.

April 28, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. In January-March 2011, tax inspectorates of the Vitebsk region seized nearly Br1.5 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. In the first quarter, specialists of the tax department conducted over 670 thematic operational inspections, with their number decreasing by more than a third compared to the same period in 2010. Violations of tax legislation were detected in every inspection. In total, as a result of operational raid work, over Br30 million in taxes and duties were additionally accrued to the budget, and violators were brought to administrative responsibility for a total amount exceeding Br320 million. Among the identified violations are 328 cases of unregistered business activities and activities without licenses. In addition, nearly 250 violations of the procedure for accepting cash and using cash registers were found, almost 50 violations of the procedure for acquiring, storing, and transporting goods, as well as illegal actions related to marking goods with control (identification) marks. -0-