The Finance Committee refers the tax money theft file to the judiciary

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[size=52]The Finance Committee refers the tax money theft file to the judiciary[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/Bright news[/size]
[size=45]The Parliamentary Finance Committee decided to withdraw its hand from the file of theft of tax secretariats amounting to 3.7 trillion dinars, stressing that the judiciary will undertake the investigation into this crime.[/size]
[size=45]In an interview with (Al-Mada), the head of the committee, Representative, Mahasin Hamdoun, said that "everyone heard that there are thefts in the funds of the General Directorate of Taxes, which amounted to 3.7 trillion dinars."[/size]
[size=45]Hamdoun added, "The funds were disbursed to only five companies, which are trusts for citizens as a result of their deposit with the Tax Department."[/size]
[size=45]She indicated that "the committee hosted yesterday the Minister of Finance, Hiam Neamat, the Undersecretary of the Ministry Taif Sami, the Director General of Taxes, the Agency, the Director General of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Finance, and the Director General of Al-Rafidain Bank."[/size]
[size=45]Hamdoun pointed out that "the meeting discussed many issues, most notably the mechanism for disbursing the amounts, and we identified the mistakes for which a number of people are responsible."[/size]
[size=45]She stressed, "These errors in the letter canceling the supervision of the Board of Supreme Audit over the amounts of deposits in taxes and customs, ending with the disbursement of funds by unreliable or newly established companies."[/size]
[size=45]Hamdoun explained, "The committee listened to what was said by officials in the ministry about the circumstances of the case," stressing that "the negligent people are present and have been referred to the judiciary."[/size]
[size=45]And she noted, "The committee decided to withdraw its hand from the file, as it is under the watch of the judiciary, which is the competent courts that identify the defaulters and impose legal penalties against them."[/size]
[size=45]Hamdoun added, "The officials in the customs department did not attend the meeting and will be present in the Finance Committee next Thursday, and then we will see if there are mistakes in this department, which is still far from the subject."[/size]
[size=45]In addition, the Supreme Judicial Council announced in an official statement the issuance of recruitment warrants against the Director General of the General Tax Authority and his assistant, the supervisor of the financial and regulatory department, the undersecretary of the financial department and the director of the financial department.[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, "The judiciary issued arrest warrants against the owners of the companies and placed a precautionary seizure on their accounts, in whose favor the tax trusts were issued."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The formation of a joint audit committee from the Ministry of Finance, the General Tax Authority, Rafidain Bank and the Integrity Commission to audit the disbursed amounts."[/size]
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