E87: This VAT loophole is funding criminal empires
The Laundry6 Kesä 2024

E87: This VAT loophole is funding criminal empires

The most dramatic criminal actions can often be hidden behind the dullest of language.


'VAT Refunds’ is unlikely to have your pulse racing – but hidden within this is a financial loophole taking money from the European Union and putting directly into the hands of drug traffickers, terrorists, and criminal gangs.


Our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined by Jerker Asplund, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Ekobrottsmyndigheten (Sweden's financial crime authority) to talk about the VAT loophole which is being used to attack the state.


The pair discuss: the rise of this specific fraud, how it is taking billions from the Swedish and EU economy, and what compliance specialists should be looking out for!


Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Engineers: Dominic Delargy, Nicholas Thon


VAT explainer from iCalculator.

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