A tax inspector was caught taking a bribe in Bukhara

A tax authority employee in Bukhara was caught taking a bribe while exceeding his official powers. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

According to the State Security Service, the incident is related to the activities of a limited liability company in the form of a private enterprise. This LLC failed to submit reports on turnover tax and income tax within the specified deadlines for the months of November-December 2024 and January-February 2025.

For this reason, the Bukhara city tax inspection issued a decision to hold this LLC administratively liable, and based on this, the MIB Bukhara city department opened an enforcement case. Subsequently, the Bukhara city court of criminal cases annulled the penalty imposed on this LLC and also lifted the restrictions placed on the property of its leader.

However, despite the court decision, the chief inspector of the Bukhara city state tax inspection branch demanded a bribe of 400 US dollars from the LLC leader in exchange for lifting the restrictions. He was caught by the State Security Service and internal affairs authorities while receiving the money at the designated location.

According to official information, a criminal case has been initiated against the inspector, and the investigation is currently ongoing. The competent authorities are fully examining the situation.

The principles of transparency and integrity in public services are established as the main criteria, and it is emphasized that such abuse cases will be assessed with strict legal measures. Now this inspector will be held accountable before the law for his actions.

Source: zamin.uz