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Prosecutor General’s Office suspects Finance Minister in tax evasion 07/31/2017 17:13:44. Total views 759. Views today — 0.

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office suspects Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk in tax evasion; this was mentioned in the Pechersk district court’s recent finding, - Ukrainski Novyny reports 

The court charged State Fiscal Service to check if the minister obeyed the taxation and currency law during the period from 1998 till 2016.

The Prosecutor General's Office suspects the official of evading paying taxes and fees (Part 1, Art. 227 of the Criminal Code). The relevant criminal proceeding was registered on July 4, 2017.

According to the data collected by Prosecutor General’s Office, Danylyuk (the leader of Centre for Implementation of Economic Reforms in 2010-2014) bought a 290 square meters-large house for $77 thousand and a BMW X5.

In 2014, he transferred almost $20 thousand to one of his bank accounts. However, according to his declaration of income, in 2010-2014, he made roughly $21 thousand.

Oleksandr Danylyuk, the ex-deputy head of presidential administration of Ukraine, has been serving as finance minister since April 2016.