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8th May, 2025
Tax authority shuts down Ft 1bn invoice factory
A total of 26 people were questioned as suspects, and three people have been arrested on suspicion of operating a company network and invoice factory.
The network producing fictitious invoices cheated the state coffers of Ft 1 billion.
The organisation operated by issuing false invoices related to profit-making companies that actually performed activities – in particular, selling cleaning products and vehicle parts, as well as waste management – with which they could unlawfully reduce the value added tax they were liable for.
Tax office agents simultaneously raided nearly 70 locations linked to the gang.
Customs agents impounded large quantities of electronic and printed evidence, detained 26 people and questioned them as suspects, and impounded nearly Ft 700 million worth of assets from the perpetrators.
The tax authority NAV is pursuing criminal proceedings because of budget fraud committed in a criminal organisation and other crimes. (444.hu; magyarnemzet.hu; magyarhirlap.hu; infostart.hu; mandiner.hu)
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8th May, 2025
Bronze Age hoard sheds light on murky era
More than 900 Bronze Age jewels and weapons were recently found with the help of metal detectors on Somlo Hill in western Hungary.
The researchers say that the objects originate from the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age, between 1,400 and 900 BCE.
The question of which ethnic group may have made them is a mystery, as it is not known who lived in the western part of present day Hungary in that era.
The Somlo hill is mostly known for its wine, although it has a rather important role as an archaeological site.
Experts realised in the 19th century that this hill conceals a number of findings after farmers dug out several antique objects by chance, according to archaeologist Bence Soos of the National Museum.
This is why Soos, along with his colleagues and volunteers, began to engage in comprehensive research on the site, using metal detectors among other methods, eventually bringing more than 900 objects to the surface by April, 2025.
Experts say the significance of the objects found at Somlo is immense, since they originate from the time of the transition from the late Bronze Age to the early Iron Age, an era about which relatively little is known.
The findings show that people living in the area in this transitional period may have lived in tribes or clans led by elite warriors. As graves since then explored contained many objects, researchers suspect that the hill may have been the seat of power of an elite class of warrior leaders. (24.hu; livescience.com)
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