An inspection conducted by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office in cooperation with the Compliance and Anti-Corruption Control Department of the Tax Committee revealed the embezzlement of 643.2 billion soums of budget funds.
It was reported that during the inspection, responsible persons from the Tax Committee, the Bukhara Regional Tax Administration, the joint-stock company "Uzbekneftegaz," and a number of private enterprises were found to have colluded and committed violations of the law.
According to the pre-investigation materials, although services worth 5.3 trillion soums provided for expanding the production capacity of the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex were exempt from value-added tax, officials illegally included this tax amount in electronic invoices.
As a result, value-added tax funds were unjustifiably generated in the budget, and part of them was returned to the company's bank account, while the state's creditor debt of another enterprise was written off.
According to preliminary calculations, these actions led to the embezzlement of 643.2 billion soums of budget funds through misappropriation or embezzlement.
A criminal case has been initiated under Article 167 (Embezzlement or Misappropriation) of the Criminal Code regarding this incident. Investigative actions are currently underway.
