Vitebsk region tax authorities seized over Br3 billion from shadow circulation in January-September.

November 15, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Tax inspectorates of the Vitebsk region in January-September seized over Br3 billion worth of illegally obtained income and material assets 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. Over nine months, specialists of the tax department conducted more than 3,000 thematic operational audits, with their number decreasing by almost 21% compared to the same period in 2009. In almost every audit, violations of tax and other legislation, the control over which is entrusted to the tax authorities, were revealed. In total, based on the audit results, over Br45 million in taxes and duties were additionally charged to the budget, and violators were brought to administrative responsibility for a total amount of almost Br1.2 billion. Among the violations identified were almost 1,700 cases of unregistered entrepreneurial activity and activities without licenses, over 430 violations in the circulation of alcoholic and non-food alcohol-containing products, tobacco products, and petroleum products. In addition, almost 850 violations of the procedure for accepting cash and using cash registers were established, as well as over 120 violations of legislation regulating the circulation of goods subject to marking with control (identification) marks. -0-