Sparks fly in Moray as HMRC investigation deepens
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An ongoing HMRC investigation in the North East district of Moray has begin to gather pace due to a series of calls to the whistleblower hotline set up by the council to help catch potential tax evaders thought to be operating in the area after an anonymous complaint to the local council.
We spoke to a registered electrician in the area, Karl Kowalski, who runs his own VAT registered business serving local homes about the problem, he said "Its an absolute disgrace, I'm here working hard and paying my taxes including PAYE for the three guys that I employ trying to make an honest living and yet you have all these guys undercutting me".
In our discussions with Karl and other registered electricians who did not want to be quoted for fear of retribution from the "North Sea Tigers" we discovered that a lot of the individuals that are said to be performing these tax free duties are actually fully employed offshore Oil and Gas workers who, although earning what would be a good salary for the majority of the constituent's of the Moray area, choose to let greed take over when they come home and ply their trade at a lower cost than the register electricians as they are not paying VAT, income tax or taking out liability insurance in case of any safety mishaps.
We asked Karl if he had contacted the hotline set up by the council "I' no grass, in Poland where I come from if you grass you can get in a lot of trouble very quickly. I do think the hotline is a good idea and I hope people use it as these charlatan's often have substandard work and don't do things safely!!"
We spoke to local councillor for Elgin City North, Cllr F Brown, a leading name in the taskforce about the issue. "I just think its an utter disgrace that these people are already employed and making significant sums of money from there current employers and then taking business from the local pool of tradesmen by grossly undercutting them".
We challenged the Councillor and asked him what was wrong with doing the odd job for a friend or family member here and there but his belief was the problem ran much deeper. "Its not just a simple task here and there like moving a plug socket or changing a bulb for friends and family. These people are performing major construction works with reports of the individuals performing tasks such as complete home rewiring to installing large electrical appliances in peoples homes. It has to stop."
A representative from HMRC has told us that they are closing in on multiple suspects within the Moray area with multiple persons under surveillance. They declined to give further details on the matter as they believed in the very near future there investigations would lead to a successful prosecution.
Report taken from The Northern Scot https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Home/
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