Consultation with tax data Pedro Passos Coelho has already caused 27 disciplinary proceedings. Taxes union asks for clarification to the Attorney General’s Office and says there is a list “vip” “first category of taxpayers” that employees can not see and is leading to the establishment of dozens of disciplinary proceedings.
Will the tax authorities a list “vip” of taxpayers whose registration is specially protected, and sounds alarms whenever an inspector query? The question has echoed in the halls of the Tax Authority (AT) after, in recent months, have greatly increased the number of disciplinary proceedings relating to the alleged breach of tax secrecy – 27 of which related to Pedro Passos Coelho. But now gains new dimension after being approached by the leader of PS, António Costa, and the tax authorities inform employees that appealed to the Attorney General’s Office to clarify their rights and inhibitions.
This morning, reacting to news about the contributory fault Pedro Passos Coelho in the last days have come to light, the general secretary of the PS alluded to “very serious complaint, made by the President of the Tax Workers Union”, that it “was made a universe VIP taxpayers whose data are of particular protection and whose consultation by AT officials immediately implies the alarm mechanism to trigger next to its director general. ” António Costa says “you must ensure that all this takes place with full transparency,” but “this weather is not good for the duty of sense of responsibility, respect everyone wants respect for democratic institutions.”
Quoted by Lusa, António Costa, stressed that it “ensure that these disciplinary proceedings have resulted in full exemption and that under no circumstances can be a way to limit the duties that AT employees must ensure compliance with tax obligations by of every citizen. “
Paul Ralha, president of the Tax Workers Union (STI), had told Business that in a recent training session, one of the trainers had passed this same information to trainees. The union leader showed concern at the situation, not only for creating categories of taxpayers first and of second category, but also because this practice is to inhibit the work of employees.
This Friday, Paul adds Ralha Lusa that asked this week, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) to clarify if employees have limitations on tax taxpayer information consultation. “We await clarification of the PGR to clarify what is the extent to which Treasury officials can access the database and there are limits to this access,” said the President of STI.
Since the end last year, the Tax Authority (AT) has established, or is in the process of establishing who just yet notified to testify, about 140 inquiries processes to employees who have consulted data contributors, said the union. But is not the access to data of any taxpayer that has motivated the opening of these processes, explains Paul Ralha, giving account of whether they “always” high profile figures with great influence in the country.
Most investigation proceedings opened in recent months is related to the inspected companies data query and its partners, people linked to the financial system and media entrepreneurs.
The opening of investigations by AT processes to employees, which according Paul Ralha was “very timely” by the end of last year, is motivating a bad mood being and uncertainty in tax workers within.
The Ministry of Finance reiterates that that “in all cases AT is aware of suspected breaches of confidentiality regarding any Portuguese taxpayer is established the corresponding internal audit process, “a procedure that” has the sole aim of protecting the fundamental right of every taxpayer to tax secrecy “.
By the denials of Finance on the existence of a “VIP Bag”, the STI has said wonder, then, “why is the direction of the Division of Head of Internal Audit Services made this statement in action where they were training 300 inspectors “; “Arose because more than 100 surveys to disciplinary proceedings against staff who were doing consultations in the course of his duties, just after the statements that senior manager of AT?”.
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