Tax authorities investigating officials have consulted Steps data … – iOnline

Tax authorities investigating officials have consulted Steps data … – iOnline

Two workers of the Tax Authority are being investigated for allegedly consulted the Prime Minister’s tax data, Pedro Passos Coelho, and may be subject to disciplinary proceedings, said today Lusa union source.

Several media have reported this afternoon in their ‘online’ versions, that the Tax and Customs Authority (TA) is investigating officials have consulted the Prime Minister’s tax information, information confirmed by president of the Tax Workers Union (STI).

Paul Ralha told Lusa that research to the two employees of AT runs from November refusing employees have violated the duty of tax secrecy: “It was not disclosed, nor was no need to disclose, because all politicians in parliament or with public functions must make public their declarations of income and assets, “he said.

The union also said that “being confused” the concepts of access and dissemination of fiscal data, indicating that the access is part of the powers of the tax authorities of the workers who “are free to access all data and information. ”

In a statement sent to newsrooms late afternoon today, the Trade Union Association of Tax and Customs Inspection Professionals (PATI) realizes that “AT investigations have established processes to employees who have accessed tax information subject to professional secrecy and tax, of one or more contributors, and which would not meet properly and superiorly accredited “.

Affirming unaware of the details of the situations in question, the PATI, which is chaired by Nuno Barroso, points out that the regular verification of access to tax information of taxpayers “aims to contribute to the defense budget of taxpayers and the transparency of state action. ”

Still, he said the PATI, “if confirmed unauthorized access to tax data subject to confidentiality should be implemented the penalties provided for in domestic legislation.”

In a statement also sent to the editors, the Ministry of Finance issued a statement signed by the Director-General of the AT, António Afonso Fights, realizing that, according to the Tax Code, “the directors, officers and AT agents have strict legal obligation of tax secrecy about the tax status of all taxpayers. ”