Kuchma two days ago demanded the resignations of Kravchenko and other senior officials at the National Tax Administration, saying those officials must be held responsible for a 2 percent shortfall in tax collections in the first quarter of 2004.
Kuchma said the shortfall was a direct result of the tax administration's failure to enforce legislation regarding value-added tax on major enterprises.
Kravchenko's position at the head of the tax body is a politically powerful one because of the agency's ability to perform damaging audits and even armed police raids.
(DPA)
Kuchma said the shortfall was a direct result of the tax administration's failure to enforce legislation regarding value-added tax on major enterprises.
Kravchenko's position at the head of the tax body is a politically powerful one because of the agency's ability to perform damaging audits and even armed police raids.
(DPA)
