Controls in Innsbruck: Financial Police reveals 10,000 euros in punishments

Controls in Innsbruck: Financial Police reveals 10,000 euros in punishments

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On December 10, 2024, a large -scale control of parcel deliverers took place in the Innsbruck area, which was carried out by the financial police and the Austria customs office in cooperation with the state traffic department of the Tyrol state police department. During this campaign, a total of 47 companies and 60 employees were examined. The financial police officers met with considerable violations: Three employees worked illegally without a permit under the Foreign Affairs Act, and another three were not even social insured. These violations were reported to the authorities. In addition, usable tax arrears of more than 460,000 euros were found, which are now being collected by attachments at the clients, such as Finance reported.

strict controls and immediate measures

The financial police also applied for administrative penalty of around 10,000 euros due to various violations. As part of the measures, controls were also carried out at 60 small vans. 84 ads were reimbursed; Two drivers have to answer for suspected drug impairment and received preliminary withdrawal of the driver's license. A technical review was requested from seven vehicles. The result of the alcohol controls was positive: all of the tests carried out were negative.

Finance Minister Gunter Mayr commented on the importance of these controls in the stressful Christmas season and emphasized that the rights of employees and traffic safety must remain. The financial police, which works on behalf of the Office for Combating fraud, has the task of combating tax fraud and undeclared work through targeted controls in order to protect the financial interests of the Republic of Austria, which is particularly important in times of increased economic activity, as is the Austrian press agency reported.