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Higher taxes should be levied on companies (particularly multinationals), Dragnea told jour- nalists on June 29, pointing to multinationals declaring profit margins in the region of 1-3%
or even steady losses that would normally not justify their activity.
Every year, individuals will also have to file a wealth statement similar to those filed by public servants under a law aimed at spotting an abnor- mal rise in their assets which could conceal gains from corruption.
The new government envisages boosting tax revenues by reducing tax evasion under a “split
Macedonian prosecutors seek arrest of ex-PM Gruevski
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Macedonian special prosecutors are seeking the arrest of former prime minister and VMRO- DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski, who is under investigation in three corruption cases.
The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) was set up to investigate alleged high-level corruption and crime revealed when illegally wiretapped conver- sations were leaked in 2015 by Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev, who recently became Mac- edonia’s prime minister after a lengthy period
of instability following inconclusive elections in December.
Several of the cases under investigation by the SPO concern the activities of Gruevski and other
payment” VAT procedure (similar to that in Italy, according to the strategy). Supplementary revenues will be generated by regulating the markets for gold and other valuable metals.
Further controversy was caused when new Misa told lawmakers of plans to “dismantle” the second pillar of the pension system. This was later denied by Dragnea, but not before the stock exchange’s indices had dropped by 4.6%.
Romania’s new Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDI) is the main element from the old program that has been incorporated into the new one.
VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski says his party is being "attacked as never before"
top officials from VMRO, which ruled the country from 2006 until Zaev’s government took office at the end of May.
On June 29, prosecutors said they had filed 17 indictments against 94 individuals, most of them top VMRO officials, as well as against seven legal entities. The indictments were filed one day before the expiry of the deadline for such action on June 30, the SPO said in a statement.
Gruevski is under investigation in three cases: Titanik, Tank and TNT. Charges are being pressed against Gruevski for criminal association, misuse of funds for financing an election campaign, violation of the right to vote, abuse of official