Rossmann: Cum-Ex-scandal is a chronology of the cover-up of the ÖVP-Ministers of Finance

NOW, the immediate publication of the report, calls for

Vienna (OTS) – Over the course of several years the Minister of Finance Löger and his predecessor Schelling denied any damage that is caused by the Cum-and Ex-financial scandal for Austria, categorically. In a first parliamentary question to the Minister of Finance Schelling in the year 2016, it was said, that „it came with a high certainty of no harm“. Only by media pressure, as well as a Bruno Rossmann, club Chairman and Finance spokesman, NOW, initiated by the court of auditors report, had to admit Löger finally, a damage. Rossmann: „From Zero euros in a potential loss of 108 million euros, was within a few months. Löger presented in the same press conference, in which he plays the fireman of the tax fraud, the result of his own failed attempt at a massive tax fraud to cover up the damage. Cynical it actually is. Let’s remind that since the year 2006 well-known risks posed by inadequate IT and staff in the competent tax office, which were only resolved in the year 2019 final.“

Rossmann holds a more correct position to be appropriate: „The court has clearly established that there was to the Cum-Ex-fraud scandal, never a full payout stop, it is only for questionable payments were requested additional documents. The claim that there had been a withdrawal stop, even mantra-like repetitions is not correct. Even now, where education should go, bends Löger the truth, as he needs you. The cover-up must end.“ It remains unclear, why for the determination of the potential damage to only the years 2011 to 2013 were used. Fraudulent refund claims from capital gains taxes were already before 2011. Rossmann concluded: „The Minister of Finance shall lay the report – at least in those Parts which are not for further legal pursuit of sensitive, therefore, immediately open.“

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