1,770 new VAT court cases in 2010

Following a parliamentary question raised by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said that between January and October of this year, the VAT Department had 1,770 new cases in court.

“Other 1,613 cases were brought forward from previous year against those who did not present the VAT returns for the previous years,” Fenech said.

The Finance Minister said that in all cases, the persons had the opportunity to regularise their position before the procedures started in court.

“In fact, 1,536 cases have been withdrawn as the persons involved have regularised themselves with the law,” Fenech said, adding that a further 266 cases have been fined.

“The rest of the cases are still pending,” he said.