German state to sign declaration to train Greek officials against tax evasion




The Finance Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Norbert Walter-Borjans, will sign with the Greek government a Joint Declaration of Intent which will foresee the training of officials from the country’s financial crime unit at the state’s training centers, the minister told Deutsche Welle on Friday, ahead of his visit to Athens on Saturday.

The Declaration will concern the closer cooperation between the two sides in fighting tax evasion.

“After many talks we had, we came to the joint conclusion that it would be useful for officials of Greek financial crime unit to see how a tax audit is done and the calculation of taxes in BPB, how we audit high incomes and businesses,” Walter-Borjans told DW.

“Also, how the financial crimes squad works, how it evaluates data, how it conducts investigations,” he added. On the Greek side, the Declaration will be signed by Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis and Alternate Minister for Corruption Issues Dimitris Papanelopoulos.

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