New measures to prevent tax fraud. The Tax Fraud Prevention Plan, which began in 2005, has allowed twelve to be earned this year for every euro dedicated to fraud prevention, double that of 2004. The objective is to continue with the measures that are already working and update the Plan by incorporating new lines of action, mainly in the underground economy and taxpayer assistance. The update of the Plan is now available in public information and open to suggestions from the social sectors.

20 November 2008. The Secretary of State for Finance and Budgets, Carlos Ocaña, and the Director General of the Tax Agency, Luis Pedroche, presented the update to the Tax Fraud Prevention Plan this morning. The document, containing more than 140 measures, will be submitted to public consultation with a view to receiving suggestions from the different sectors of society. It is available on the Internet, on the website Headquarters.agenciatributaria.gob.es

The update to the Tax Fraud Prevention Plan insists on the search of new sources of information and on focussing efforts on investigating the most complex forms of fraud. Furthermore, it places an emphasis on improving voluntary compliance and strengthening national and international collaboration.

In the four years that the plan has been in place (2005-2008), more than 27 billion euros will have been raised thanks to fraud control actions. In 2008 alone, around 8 billion euros will be raised, double the sum recorded in 2004.