The State Bureau of Investigation reported a suspicion of official negligence to the deputy head of one of the departments of the State Tax Service in the Ternopil region. He helped an enterprise importing tobacco raw materials to evade paying taxes for 32 million hryvnias, law enforcement agencies report..

The importer imported raw materials from abroad on preferential terms, but lost these benefits after the change in legislation. The company has not paid excise tax and value added tax for five years. To avoid the seizure of assets, the company was liquidated, and all property and equipment was re-registered to another company. The tax official did not have to approve the liquidation of an enterprise with debt obligations to the state.

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Suspect faces up to 5 years in prison for negligence. 2 st. 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The director and owner of the liquidated enterprise was also notified of suspicion of tax evasion (h. 3 st. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Recall that the head of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Daniil Getmantsev, announced the decision to restore order in the market of excisable goods, which was adopted at a meeting of the Committee on May 8. The Committee considered issues of compliance with legislation on the market of excisable goods.