Irregularities are found in 62% of high-risk tax returns — Pavlushchik
Violations were found in 62% of the declarations submitted by officials selected for review under a risk-based approach.
This was reported by NACP Chairman Viktor Pavlushchyk.
According to him, prior to 2021, when declarations were primarily reviewed by position category, violations were found in only 27% of cases.
Pavlushchyk noted that risks most often arise due to discrepancies between declared income and expenses.
As an example, he cited a case where a discrepancy of approximately 700,000 UAH was found in one declarant’s records. The official explained this by saying that he paid restaurant bills with his bank card almost every day, and his colleagues allegedly reimbursed him in cash.
“Everything hidden eventually comes to light. When people try to make something up, it will still be uncovered,” noted the head of the NACP.
Source: Censor.NET.
Two years have passed since, on May 7, 2024, an investigation by Radio Liberty and the Schemes program revealed undeclared assets and questionable real estate purchases by Ukraine’s Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi. The published facts caused a widespread public outcry and set off a chain of events that culminated in the high-ranking official’s dismissal and the opening of criminal proceedings.
Currently, NABU and the SAPO are continuing their pre-trial investigation into former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi, who was dismissed amid scandal.
