Date:
28.11.86
Time:
8.30
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12.30
Reporter:
PMS
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CHAIRMAN:
The last item on the agenda is paragraph
8 11 of the Director of Audit's Report. May I call on the
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5 Commissioner of Inland Revenue to appear before the Committee.
Welcome, good morning.
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CIR:
CHAIRMAN:
Good morning.
We are dealing with Director of Audit's
11, on whether the Inland Revenue Department
11 Report, paragraph 8
12 needs to do more to come back against tax evasion.
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CIR:
Yes, sir.
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CHAIRMAN:
May we start. Mr Peter Poon.
ject?
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MR POON:
Mr Commissioner.
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CIR:
Yes.
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MR POON:
From the Report of the Director of Audit,
there seems to be a comment that there has been quite few prosecutions
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Would you enlighten us on whether that comment
CIR:
Yes, Mr Poon. I believe the comment is
28 fair in a sense that for the past 12 years we have had a total of
15 prosecution cases, including this year of course, averaging about 30 one in a year. But the point which I must make it clear is that 31 prosecution is a very serious matter and also getting information to 32 start a prosecution, especially in a tax case, is very difficult 33 indeed. Because of all these factors the number of cases selected 34 for prosecution and presented to court is not as many as I would
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at the beginning to see whether or not the case has possible prosecution