Schmid is said to have exempted MAN investor Siegfried Wolf from 630,000 euros in tax debts during his time as Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance. That reported the “Falter”. It is the presumption of innocence. The public prosecutor’s office for business and corruption (WKStA) carried out three house searches yesterday, Monday, on suspicion of bribery or on suspicion of bribery. The WKStA confirmed investigations and house searches, but gave no names.
The story is said to have started in 2019, when the Treasury Department’s internal auditors routinely went through tax exemptions. The state may grant these entrepreneurs within a very restrictive framework: for example in the event of bankruptcy or if the tax office resigns as a creditor. They noticed the name Siegfried Wolf. According to “Falter”, the inspection of the files suggests that Schmid had contact with the officer in charge. Schmid didn’t want to comment yesterday.
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