Gov't to fight against tax fraud

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said at a joint press with Prime Minister Beata Szydło, that Poland has lost PLN 80 billion through VAT tax fraud and evasion, and that it's time to take steps to solve that problem. "Criminals cannot to go unpunished and the state remain helpless. That is why the Prime Minister has tasked me with preparing a bundle of changes in the Polish law, which would allow the government to fight more effectively for fair rules," said Ziobro. The minister wants to introduce extended confiscation rules, which would allow the seizure and confiscation the instruments and proceeds of crime.  For example, a perpetrator who invested profits in the stock market would lose the income from it. A criminal sentenced to over five years in prison would have to prove the legality of his wealth, and a convict involved in organised crime would have to prove the legality of his wealth reaching five years back.