Reblogged from Nieuwszender voor Indirecte Belastingen:
FIOD figures reveal decline in size of carousel fraud
Since 2009, the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration has been using more personnel to combat VAT fraud in cross-border transactions in the European Union (also known as intra-Community VAT fraud or carousel fraud).
Figures released by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) on fraud cases dealt with indicate that there has been a decline in the size of carousel fraud: from an average of €131 million a year in the period 2003-2007 to an average of €39 million a year in 2008-2011.

