ZN.UA (Mirror Weekly)Why do millions of flowers “disappear” on their way from the Netherlands to Ukraine, and why does their value plummet at the border? Yulia Samayeva investigates possible customs schemes and their cost to the budget.
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A Contraband Bouquet: Three Years of Schemes, Millions of Dollars in Losses and No One Held to Account
The new head of customs, Orest Mandziy, has declared war on illicit schemes. An analysis of mirror statistics shows how millions of flowers from the Netherlands disappear on their way to Ukraine, depriving the budget of millions in revenue.