The Russian Oligarch Roman Abramowitsch (58), sanctioned because of his relationship with Warlord Vladimir Putin, may have avoided millions of taxes with a complex offshore construct. He should have this through his luxury yachts, especially through the “eclips”.
“Well Sdorowje!” The Russians let it crack, as is known, there are no limits. Accordingly, it went on Abramowitsch’s beloved “Eclipse”, who at the time of the world the longest super yacht in the world. One and a half football fields long and equipped with 24 guest huts, two swimming pools, two helicopter landing sites, a cinema and a discotheque, she has everything the heart of party Öwen desires. The noble water vehicle is estimated at 300 to 800 million euros.
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Guests such as George Lucas and Harvey Weinstein were invited to these glorious parties. In the middle of the Caribbean they went the most expensive champagne behind the bandage and rolls were served with caviar. The red hot chili peppers sounded pleasant for the atmosphere – of course live.
The exorbitant costs can literally be distributed with an advanced system, as can be seen in leaked documents that are available for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Media such as “Guardian” and “BBC” evaluated them – and the results are difficult.
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The “Eclipse” was built in the 2000s by the Hamburg Shipyard Blohm & Voss. In the same period, the Russian would have bought another four luxury yachts. Your financing would have been carried out through various mailbox companies that use different offshore companies. This made it possible to hide the real owners and prevent tax payments.
Some of these companies bought the yachts, others have managed them. They were rented by others. What all these companies have in common is their owner: Abramowitsch. The “Eclipse” is said to have officially rented a company on the British Virgin Islands. With the invented contracts, the VAT tasks have been withdrawn, even if the Russian has demonstrably used the yacht, such as celebrating the pompous.
The refueling was not good either. If ships are used commercially, they do not have to pay fuel tax in the EU. The leaked e -mail traffic shows that attempts have been made to always provide the right evidence. For example, there was no lease in time. It was immediately warned: the risk of jeopardizing the tax savings of $ 44,000 (around 42,000 euros) and filling it once.
This is what Abramowitsch says about the accusations
As the EU has imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs, Abramowitsch has avoided the community of states. Abramowitsch only let his lawyers say: he had always trusted his tax and legal advisers and never deliberately misled the authorities. In any case, the beloved is “Eclipse” “Safe” and anchor the Turkish coast. Because the European authorities cannot take the beloved luxury vehicle from the Russian road.
Source: Krone
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