Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten

The collections policy stresses the key role of effective enforcement in
minimizing the harmful effects of economic crime. It also emphasizes
that KFM actively participate in various joint action groups to head off
such offences. The agency is to accord priority to debtors who evade their
obligations or have suspected ties to economic crime.
Activities involving collection or pursuant to the Trading Prohibition Act
incorporated rules for the presumption of secrecy on 1 October 2001. As
a result of the change, the difficulties that have sometimes arisen when
sharing information with other agencies can be ameliorated, while the
secrecy of individuals who are subject to KFM measures is better protected.
Amendments to the Secrets Act on 1 March 2003 made it even
easier to share information. According to the new regulations, SKV and
the agencies that combat economic crime can render the work of receivers
in bankruptcy more effective by providing them with information from
audits and pretrial investigations.
Special enforcement normally focus on debtors who are suspected of
engaging in economic crime. A total of SEK 417 million was collected
in 2003.
KFM collected SEK 78 million abroad in 2003.
Graph 42 Unpaid taxes and fees (SEK million) registered by KFM, 1999–2003
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60000
50000
67 040
61 677
60 709
58 832
56 636
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5 709
6 467
6 259
6 622
6 686
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Debt
Paid
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