German construction firms raided over alleged tax avoidance scheme

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2024-10-01

Hanover, Germany (dpa) - German customs officials conducted large-scale nationwide raids in the construction industry on Tuesday over alleged schemes to avoid payments into the social insurance system. Seven suspects were arrested during the operation, according to the public prosecutor's office in the northern city of Hanover, which is leading the investigation. Some 800 customs officers carried out more than 100 searches across nine German stat......

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