Next step in the mask scandal: As the “Standard” reports, Palmers (as owner of Hygiene Austria) is alleged to have not only mixed goods around the scam with relabelled FFP2 masks from China, but also evaded taxes.
After the affair involving millions of FFP2 masks ordered by “Hygiene Austria” in China, relabeled and resold as “Made in Austria”, another serious suspicion against Palmers’ subsidiary has now come to light.
As the “Standard” reported on Wednesday, bills for importing masks from China would have been far too low to cut customs duties. 37 million masks from China would have been valued up to 40 percent cheaper on customs invoices than they were in reality. As a result, almost 700,000 euros less in taxes had to be paid.
The financial investigators now accuse the company of “continuous large-scale tax evasion using false or forged receipts”.
Palmers defended himself in an initial statement and “resolutely” rejects all allegations.
Source: Krone
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