Jump to full article: Bangkok Post (th), 2009-09-03
Intro: The Office of the Attorney-General will decide on Oct 2 whether to charge the local arm of US tobacco giant Philip Morris over claims it evaded billions of baht in import taxes on its cigarettes.
The Department of Special Investigation yesterday gave the OAG the results of its investigation into allegations Philip Morris (Thailand) United Co Ltd under-reported the value of its tobacco imports and underpaid import taxes between 2003 and 2007.
The DSI has also sought arrest warrants for four foreigners who are among 14 people sought for questioning.
They are Paul Richard Dillman Jr, Ann Marie Kaczorowski, Hermann Waldermer and Matteo Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Thawatchai Suansida, the DSI special case investigation expert who led the inquiry, said the company had evaded taxes estimated at 68 billion baht.
Philip Morris allegedly declared a cost insurance freight (CIF) rate for L&M cigarettes imported from the Philippines of only 5.88 baht a packet. This compares with 16.81 baht a packet reported by other cigarette importers.
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