Over T200mln withdrawn in tax debt collection raid

By Laura SULEIMENOVA

A local enterpreneur was disboarded from a flight in the Atyrau airport for his tax indebtedness.

He was allowed to catch the next plane only after he paid all outstanding taxes amassed in the past 3 years - over 1 million tenge.

According to prosecutors, the man was apprehended in the airport in a campaign to collect corporate and personal debts before the state, taking place between January 21 and March 8, 2013.

The businessman was detained after he was detected by a common tax debts and other due payments database - the Berkut information system - recently introduced in police departments.

Over T200mln was withdrawn from malevolent debtors to the benefit of state in two weeks of the raid.