The reorganization of ANAF, which HotNews.ro also reported on Saturday, is accompanied by news regarding anti-fraud inspectors. The special government functions used in the Agency for the General Directorate for Combating Tax Fraud will be the special government functions of the Directorate, Inspector General of Anti-Fraud, Deputy Inspector General of Anti-Fraud, Chief Inspector of the Anti-Fraud Division, Chief Inspector of anti-fraud and separate executive state functions of the anti-fraud inspector of the 1st class.

These positions will be filled subject to two minimum conditions:

• facilitating comprehensive psychological assessments organized through accredited specialized units

• facilitating integrity assessments conducted by staff or specialist offices

Persons holding certain public positions shall be subject to appropriate assessment annually or at the request of the Agency, but not more often than twice per calendar year. The costs of these assessments are covered by the Agency’s budget.

Civil servants who hold certain public positions in the anti-fraud structure are considered to have work experience in the specialty obtained during the entire period during which they carry out their activities in the anti-fraud structure.

In e-Transport and e-Seal, many anti-fraud checks will begin and in certain situations inspectors will carry weapons

The reorganization of ANAF aims to improve the operational control structure (Directorate General for Tax Fraud – DGAF) in the fight against tax evasion and fraud.

The Ministry of Finance proposes to reinstate a public function specific to the anti-fraud structure, namely the function of the anti-fraud inspector, “which supports and reflects in a consistent manner the development of activities, with a corresponding change in the legal framework applicable to public servants and public servants ( EOG No. 57/2019 with further changes and additions)”.

In accordance with the legal provisions, the control bodies within the framework of the DGAF are permanently at the service’s disposal.

“Thus, this body can quickly intervene through anti-fraud controls when the situation requires it, since it is well known that tax evasion activities are intentional, their perpetrators can act anywhere and everywhere to evade enforcement . fiscal obligations,” the explanatory note says.

It also states that the attributions and data corresponding to the operating system of RO e-Transport and RO e-Seal and taking into account, at the same time, the new legal norms on the prevention and fight against illegal economic activities, is a prerequisite that the number of operational control actions will increase exponentially as there is a need to strengthen the position of anti-fraud personnel.

“Specific, additional obligations compared to other general functions within the framework of ANAF, such as permanent service, wearing weapons and uniforms, require the regulation of the corresponding rights through a special statute approved by law,” the document says.

Thus, the MoF shows that professional requirements and integrity requirements can be improved, as well as other important aspects to ensure institutional stability, as prerequisites for optimizing DGAF activities and achieving ANAF’s strategic goal of preventing and combating tax evasion.

According to the project, “the staff of the Agency as part of the Main Directorate for Combating Tax Fraud, who hold certain government positions, wear uniforms, identification marks, breast badges and, depending on the circumstances, weapons and other technical means used during their service” . as an individual means of protection, protection and communication provided free of charge. When performing official duties, persons holding certain government positions may wear civilian clothes.”

Any anti-fraud enforcement action will involve at least two individuals holding specific government positions used by the Anti-Fraud Directorate-General.

In an interview with Digi24, Minister of Finance Marcel Bolosh mentioned the word “militarization” several times when talking about the reorganization of the ANAF.

According to the statements of the Minister of Finance, in addition to “this militarization and the legal possibility to carry weapons”, there will be territorial anti-fraud services, and in this sense the staff will be supplemented. Now we work at the level of regions.