Polish tax authorities are investigating 222 companies for swindling Ukrainian grain

Published Jun 27, 2023

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The National Tax Administration in Poland has conducted inspections and searches related to the investigation of abuses in the import of Ukrainian grain. Over 200 searches were carried out at the headquarters of grain importers and customs offices throughout the country, resulting in the seizure of financial and accounting documents, data storage devices, and over 1000 tons of grain. The investigation aims to uncover fraud involving the importation of low-quality grain intended for industrial processing but potentially used for human consumption and animal feed.

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The Polish portal RMF24 informs that by order of the prosecutor's office in Rzeszow, the National Tax Administration carried out large-scale inspections and searches in connection with the investigation of abuses in the import of Ukrainian grain. Prosecutor Anna Bernat-Ložanska, spokeswoman for the regional prosecutor's office commented that on Thursday, June 22, "222 searches were carried out at the headquarters of grain importers and customs offices throughout the country" by the employees of the National Tax Administration. As a result of this action, a large number of financial and accounting documents, border control data, data storage devices, business correspondence and more than 1000 tons of grain were seized, which probably did not correspond to the data declared in the customs declaration. The spokesperson of the head of the National Tax Administration (KAS), Justina Pasechinska, announced that more than 800 employees participated in the operation. In the interest of the ...

Source: Sinor