BRUSSELS ASSESSES INNOVATIVE RECEIPT LOTTERY SYSTEMS
January 2nd, 2015INNOVATIVE anti-tax evasion lotteries where consumers are asked to post their retail receipts to the government, with their names and addresses on the back, have been explored by a European Commission report. Their aim is to give tax authorities receipt-based data to check VAT evasion by retailers. Countries operating the systems include Slovakia and Malta – see http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/taxation/gen_info/economic_analysis/tax_papers/taxation_paper_51.pdf
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