The paper noted that the number has been on the decline for years, dropping from around 35,000 in 2012 to 25,000 in 2016 and to under 10,000 in 2018. Public interest reports concerned issues such as not being presented receipts in stores, illegal employment, unreported income, smuggling and tax fraud.
Close to one-third of the public interest reports NAV received last year were anonymous. Just 6% of the public interest reports led to the discovery of violations, although NAV launched almost 2,500 probes based on the reports. NAV has upgraded the form for public interest reports on its website in recent years: it is now easier and faster to fill out, but it also requires filers to provide the minimum amount of information regarding reasons for their suspicion.
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