Straight to vodka

Representatives of the FSB and the Federal Tax Service conducted operational events at the offices of the largest manufacturer of vods "Status groups", several wholesale suppliers and at liquidation plants in Kabardino-Balkaria. This is written by "Vedomosti", referring to informed sources.

According to federal officials, the FSB acted on behalf of Vladimir Putin. In the operation in Kabardino-Balkaria, sources say, more than 100 people participated, including special forces, and also used an armored personnel carrier.

The fact of the examination was confirmed by the representative of the Federal Tax Service. In the offices of the companies, according to him, documents were seized that may become the basis for criminal cases for tax evasion. We are talking about a scheme that 11 liquor plants in Kabardino-Balkaria were launched in 2015. According to her, the EGAIS reflected significantly large amounts of excise tax than in declarations, which led to an increase in tax debt. In total, the enterprises managed to declare 23.9 billion rubles less excise taxes for a year than was taken into account in the EGAIS system.

As a result, the tax authorities managed to recover only 1.871 billion rubles. The damage to Kabardino-Balkaria, according to the Ministry of Finance, exceeded 23 billion rubles. Such data are given only by legal alcohol.

In order to initiate a criminal case, primary documents were needed. According to the publication, the Ministry of Finance decided to enlist the support of the president. After a recent transmission of the Rosalcoolreguli, a working group was organized to the Ministry of Finance, and RAR, Federal Tax Service, FSB, Prosecutor's Office, Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved in the work.

According to RBC, the status groups, which became the leader of the market in the spring of 2015, by the end of the year increased its share in sales volumes to 18.4 percent. The company specializes in inexpensive brands: "Good Bear", "Kalina Red", "Old Mark".

The owner of the owner in the Status Groups is not called, indicating only that "the beneficiary of the company is a famous businessman who does not advertise his attitude to the company." Three sources in the alcohol market from among top managers of private companies in 2015 were told to the publication that the creation of a billionaire Vasily Anisimov is behind the creation of Status Groups. However, he himself did not confirm this information.