11 June 2004 20:49 Main hearings start on Yukos vs. Tax Ministry case
The Tax Ministry accused Yukos of evading taxes through the use of
internal offshore zones in Russia. On April 14 it completed an
MOSCOW. June 11 (Interfax) - The Moscow Arbitration Court has begun main hearings of the lawsuit filed by oil company
Yukos on invalidating a decision brought by the Tax Ministry on April 14 to hold Yukos responsible for tax violations,
an Interfax correspondent reported from the courtroom Friday morning.
inspection of the oil company's tax payments for 2000 and demanded that Yukos pay 99.4 billion rubles in taxes,
penalties and fines. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG LAW O] ml aw
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