Romania's Anti-fraud Division imposes EUR 23 mln worth of fines

Romania’s Fiscal Anti-fraud General Division (DGAF), which is a part of the tax authority ANAF, imposed fines worth a total EUR 23 million in the first nine months of the year. The fiscal inspectors checked over 26,000 companies, and suspended the operating license for 762 firms, due to the irregularities found. They seized assets worth EUR 20 million, reports local Digi24. The anti-fraud inspectors also investigated organized groups which sought to avoid paying taxes and found total damages to the state budget worth EUR 635 million. To recover the damages, the inspectors ordered precautionary measures on assets worth EUR 429.2 million. editor@romania-insider.com