The Socialist Party denounced the tax office using the ‘Card B’ – Online

The Socialist Party denounced the tax office using the 'Card B' – Online

The PSOE today presented a petition with the Tax Office by the case of ‘B cards’ Caja Madrid, with which 86 officers and directors of the company spent more than 15 million between 1999 and 2012

The secretary of the PSOE, César Luena; Secretary of Economy, Manuel Vázquez de la Rocha, and Secretary of Public Administration, Susana Sumelzo, have filed written in the delegation of the Tax Agency of Madrid.

Speaking to the media after filing the complaint, Luena stressed that the PSOE has acted “immediately” after learning that 16 party members were among those who used those cards “shame” .

The Socialists opened an investigation to each of these militants and want the tax office “do the same” to ascertain whether there are tax crimes and tax violations in the case of those who used those cards Bankia. Also to the governing bodies of the organization, he said, because if there have been such offenses “have liability insurance.”

In addition, given the obligation to “prevent” these crimes, call the tax office to investigate whether other financial institutions or companies are using undeclared cards. They also claim to Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro, to do the same, even with “some of his collaborators” who apparently was “accustomed” to the use of those cards.

According to an internal audit report conducted by Bankia and now appears in the summary of the case instructing the National Court Judge Fernando Andreu, the dome of Caja Madrid spent 15.25 million euros between 1999 and 2012 cards “opaque” credit issued outside the general circuit and whose positions were managed separately from the rest of the company.

The use of these cards, according to data from the reports by Bankia, does not appear connected with representation expenses or related professional activities of their owners, such as high fees for grocery shopping, department stores, clothing or cash withdrawals .

In addition, there is no record of reports drawn for the internal audit of Bankia that the holders of these cards have declared expenditure and amounts received on the related statements of income tax or corporation tax.