Van Driel blamed “unproven accusations of the State Audit Office.” Two weeks ago, leaks from this office indicated that the state oil and gas company may have failed to pay $2.6 billion in taxes last year. On Friday, the Naftogaz Supervisory Board’s Audit and Risk Committee issued a rebuttal. On Monday afternoon, Interfax-Ukraine posted an interview with Oleksiy Liubchenko, head of the state Tax Service. He estimated Naftogaz’ unpaid tax bill at $1.2 billion.
Van Driel blamed “unproven accusations of the State Audit Office.”
