Exclusive: 'There will be people in jail' - Mexico plans arrests soon in tax crackdown


  • World
  • Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico could issue arrest warrants for suspected tax dodgers by September, a top prosecutor said, as the government ramps up an aggressive campaign to squeeze more revenue out of businesses and end years of what it calls weak tax collection.

A crackdown aimed at boosting state coffers in the country with the lowest tax take in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has already pushed retailer Walmart Inc's Mexico unit and Coca-Cola bottler Femsa to fork over hundreds of millions of dollars.

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