Finance Minister wants to combat money laundering more effectively

Saxon Finance Minister Christian Piwarz (CDU) has spoken out in favor of a stronger fight against money laundering and also sees experts such as tax auditors as having a duty in this regard. They have a deeper insight into companies and their experience is needed to detect money laundering, explained the minister at the anniversary of the Saxon tax audit in Meissen.

Tax audits should include an eye for tax law and money laundering

"If we don't want criminal gangs that finance themselves through money laundering to become more firmly established, we must take joint and decisive action against them," emphasized the minister. To this end, it is essential that the law enforcement authorities and tax investigators receive all the necessary information. During tax audits, both the tax law perspective and the money laundering perspective must be applied.

Piwarz: Organized crime is also consolidating in Saxony

According to the Ministry of Finance, an estimated 100 billion euros of "dirty money" is laundered in Germany every year. "The structures of organized crime and clan crime are also becoming increasingly entrenched in Saxony. This threatens to shake the credibility of our legal system if we do not intervene consistently," emphasized Piwarz.

The term clan crime is controversial because, according to critics, it stigmatizes and discriminates against people with a migration background solely on the basis of their family affiliation and origin.