With the online platform for applications to the new 72-installment arrangement for state debtors open, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is sending a clear message that the enforcement process is not going to freeze.
Instead, the tax administration is proceeding with the sale of assets, putting the electronic hammer on 22 properties of taxpayers with overdue debts to the state.
This is interpreted as another attempt to put pressure on those who still leave their debts unregulated, in order to take advantage of the new repayment option in up to 72 monthly payments.
Joining the arrangement can even lead to the suspension of the auction process, as long as the debtor complies with its terms. Conversely, those who fail to reach an arrangement will face continued enforcement measures.
Pressure mounts mainly on taxpayers who, while they had the opportunity to join some of the favorable pay plans of the Finance Ministry (old arrangements of 100 or 120 installments), chose not to do so, leaving their debts to swell.
