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Number of Criminal Cases Decreased Fourfold
In the first half of the year the Department of Preliminary Investigation of Tax Crimes initiated 242 criminal cases on tax evasion and illegal business activities, which is four times less than in the comparable period of 2015.
According to the Analytical Department of the Ministry of Taxes, the investigation of these criminal cases provided transfer of more than 52 million AZN to the state budget.
In just six months, a preliminary investigation of 623 criminal cases was completed. In view of the full payment of evaded taxes to the state budget 155 criminal cases were discontinued. ----08B
Economics
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