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Mozambique: State recovers €50M in unpaid fuel taxes
2:36 CAT | 09 Jun 2020
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The Mozambican government has recovered about $57 million (€50 million) in taxes on fuel sales between 2018 and 2019, the National Director of Hydrocarbons and Fuels announced on Tuesday.
“This amount did not go into the State coffers but the Government recovered it. The $57 million was embezzled by people in bad faith,” Moisés Paulino, National Director of Hydrocarbons and Fuels, told Lusa.
The amount is the result of taxes evaded by gas stations between August 2018 and August 2019 and proceedings have already been instituted against the owners of gas stations in the country, accused of adulterating oil derivatives.
“A total of 134 lawsuits have been filed in the customs court related to tax evasion in this business,” he said.
Of the total number of cases filed, 49 are from gas stations in southern Mozambique, 65 from the centre and 20 from the northern part of the country.
The director also announced the launch, this month, of a tender to mark fuel to combat and prevent its adulteration and smuggling.
“We are currently preparing and strengthening the terms of reference for the launch of the tender, respecting good practices for contracting services”.
The process will be conducted by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy in partnership with the Mozambique Tax Authority.
Source: Lusa
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