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EU could fine UK £1.7B for fraud
Topic Started: Mar 9 2017, 10:13 PM (158 Views)
Steve K
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Once and future cynic
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39206513

And it looks like they have a strong case
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The UK is facing a £1.7bn fine after failing to stop Chinese criminal gangs using the country as a fraud "hub", despite repeated warnings.

Clothes and shoes were imported through the UK at fictitiously low values for years to avoid duties, the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) has found.

As a result, investigators say the EU budget has lost millions of pounds in customs duties.

HMRC said it plans to challenge Olaf's claims about lost revenues.


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Tigger
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I'd be more impressed if there was an investigation into the vast amounts of money piled into the London property market, looking the other way seemed to have been the way forward.
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