The then tax minister Benny Engelbrecht was questioned by the tax commission yesterday over a huge scandal involving dividend tax fraud and unequivocally blamed the door on public service.
According to the current Minister of Transport, important information was withheld from him despite clear instructions that cases of this kind should reach his office. If he had known, he said, he would have intervened.
Billions lost
The case in question relates to DKK 12.7 billion being drained from the Danish treasury by foreign investors through false repayments between 2012 and 2015. At that time, there were six different tax ministers, including Benny Engelbrecht.
At the time, a number of internal documents make it clear that warnings of control were issued in the area, but such warnings were never made to the minister, he claims.
“I had an expectation that if there had been serious cases, it would have been brought up for me. But I was not informed at any point. There are some who have failed in this context, ”he said.
Three errors
In particular, the former minister outlined three cases supporting his case. First, the drastic increase in refunds to foreign shareholders was never presented in the monthly statements he received. In addition, the payment area was considered high risk, but this was not marked either.
Finally, in the spring of 2015, Engelbrecht gave a clear message treasure that the Minister should be informed if there was information about problems with foreign taxation. This still did not happen.
Engelbrecht’s statement to release the Ministers of Accusation is provisionally confirmed by the findings of the Tax Commission.
Source: The Nordic Page