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Last week, the chairman of the Seimas Budget and Finance Commission (BFK), Mykolas Majauskas, pointed out that a large number of companies that postpone more taxes are the most successful companies run by the richest entrepreneurs in the country. He demanded that the State Tax Inspection (STI) begin to publish the list of companies that had received support.
Valdo Kopūstas / 15min photo / Mykolas Majauskas
In Lithuania, 22.3 thousand people took advantage of the tax deferral option to help companies affected by the coronavirus. companies, which allocated a total of 740.7 million taxes in euros. However, up to a third of this amount comes from the debt of a hundred major taxpayers, mostly merchants.
M. Majauskas pointed out that all the companies that have received other state support, for example, distributed through Invega, are disclosed, so he asked why the names of the companies that have deferred taxes are not disclosed.
Although last week STI director E. Janušienė stated that tax deferrals are not considered state aid and argued that tax-deferred companies are not advertised, as this may harm their participation in public procurement, a week later STI changed his mind.
“We have decided to publish the list of our payers who have reserved more than 100 thousand taxes in euros. We will be public every Monday.”
M. Majauskas welcomed this decision, stating that it will increase public confidence and ensure that those most in need use the tool.
Some companies are in a rush to pay
E. Janušienė also revealed that after announcing the decision to publicize the deferred companies, some decided to repay the debts.
Žygimantas Gedvila / 15min photo / Edita Janušienė
“It just came to our notice then. We don’t see any significant change now, but that will be reflected on Monday. 15 minutes) will be less, ”he said.
“After the announcement that the taxpayer provisions should be made public, it is likely that there are fewer companies of this type that benefit from this aid. It is a good sign, those legal entities that decide to use this measure will have objectively assessed their necessity and there will be fewer possible abuses ”, summarized M. Majauskas.
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