How to protect Investors?

Italian entrepreneur Roberto Guardigli about 10 years leases more than 9000 hectares of land in the Dubasari district. He is a director of a number of agricultural firms, authorized representative of the owner - the Italian investors who specialize in growing grains and oilseeds. He addressed the Committee of the Supreme Council on Economic Policy, Budget and Finance because of a trouble. According to the decision of the Arbitration Court, he must pay the tax in the amount of 560 thousand Rubles. He was imposed fines and financial sanctions, the size of which is close to 1 million rubles. Controlling state bodies made such conclusions based on analysis of the purchase and sale of agricultural transactions worth a total of about 50 million rubles in the period 2009-2010.

Based on a preliminary assessment of the problems set out after listening to the arguments of a businessman and accountant, deputies have not seen in their actions or the damage produced by the transaction, nor conceal the tax base or tax evasion. In order to make final conclusions and to prepare or interpretation of existing rules legislation or amend certain provisions of the tax laws the profile committee members intend to further examine the financial statements of the company, to get acquainted with the payment schedule for the above transaction.

As admitted in an interview with Roberto Guardigli he didn’t face any problems in the first six years of working in Pridnestrovie. He also supposes that the fiscal, regulatory authorities, before applying sanctions should inform economic agents about the changes in the legislation, to give relevant advice and tips. Crop Prospects this year inspire the agrarian, but declining procurement prices for agricultural products are depressing.

The situation was commented by the head of the Supreme Council Committee on Economic Policy, Budget and Finance Alexander Martynov.