Friday, 14 January 2022 13:43

Treasury presented new cases of alleged tax evasion to the FGR

Written by Evelyn Alas

The Minister of Finance, Alejandro Zelaya, arrived at the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), presenting 4 cases of alleged tax evasion. They are 2 individuals and 2 companies that together make almost US$6 million.

The first case is for alleged tax evasion of Value Added Tax (VAT) and undeclared sales for US$453,000. The second one, dedicated to import and sale of fruits, is for US$4.8 million, always for VAT evasion.

In the case of the companies, Minister Zelaya detailed that both are accused of VAT evasion for US$260,000 and US$191,000.

The official also emphasized that today they are presenting all the evidence and documentary proofs or findings of the municipalities in the use of COVID19 funds. 66 cases have been completed to date and more than 300 people participated.

A total of US$191.7 million was delivered to the municipalities; of this, a large part should have been spent on emergency assistance: project development, assistance to vulnerable groups, provision of food, agricultural inputs, construction materials and others.

Through the Dirección General de Impuestos (DGII), of the Ministry of Finance, works to recover the money of salvadorans and continue transforming the country through real works.