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Almost half dummy companies in Latvia operate in trade sector
BC, Riga, 27.08.2013.
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Almost half of dummy companies in Latvia operate in trade sector, reports LETA/Nozare.lv, referring to the State Revenue Service's data.
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As of August 22 this year, there were 3,515 taxpayers in the trade sector that had characteristics of a fictitious enterprise.
This is 44.5% of all companies with characteristics of a fictitious enterprise, and 7.8% of all enterprises operating in the trade sector.
The data are based on reports that the Revenue Service receives from other taxpayers.