Maltese council silent on VAT claims
Tuesday May 5, 2009
Expectations have fallen over the potential outcome of a probe into VAT issues in Malta, it has been revealed.
An investigation that has been taking place into Marsaskala council’s failure to issue VAT receipts for advertising placed in its magazines is set to not be completed because certain departments are refusing to publish details on the issue.
MaltaToday reports that both the VAT department and the Local Councils Department are not complying with the probe.
However, a spokesperson for junior minister Chris Said claimed the investigation was still continuing.
The source added: "If it is found that there was a violation of the law, the matter will be taken to the competent authority."
It was recently reported in the Times of Malta that millions of euros have been lost in recent years due to fraudulent actions by the country’s VAT department staff.