31 October, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Tax inspectorates of the Vitebsk region have seized over Br5.7 billion worth of illegally obtained income and material assets from the shadow economy in January-September. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press centre of the regional inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties. Over nine months, specialists of the tax authority conducted almost 2.3 thousand thematic operational inspections, with their number decreasing by approximately a quarter compared to the same period in 2010. Violations of tax legislation were detected in almost every inspection. In total, as a result of operational and raid work, almost Br93 million in taxes and duties were additionally accrued to the budget, and offenders were brought to administrative responsibility for a total amount exceeding Br1 billion. Among the violations identified were almost 1.2 thousand cases of unregistered entrepreneurial activity and unlicensed operations. In addition, over 770 violations of the procedure for accepting cash and using cash registers were identified, as well as over 100 violations of the procedure for purchasing, storing, and transporting goods, and more than fifty unlawful actions related to marking goods with control (identification) marks. -0-

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