“I did not lack any money to settle the transaction, which took place in September 2009. At that time, I had 19.5 million euros available on my accounts for a purchase worth 15 million euros, which I duly taxed in the Czech Republic, ”the Prime Minister told iRozhlas.
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On Tuesday, Babiš remarked that his selected income was covered in the auditor’s report. However, he also had other taxed finances at his disposal, which were not taken into account in the audit, he stated.
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The Investigace.cz website stated on Sunday that in 2009 Babiš, with the help of a French and Panamanian law firm, had companies with embedded directors set up anonymously and discreetly. He allegedly used this structure to transfer 15 million euros (then 381 million crowns) from one of his companies to another. He provided himself with a loan, which he used to buy 16 luxury French properties, including the Bigaud chateau, according to journalists.
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According to them, it could have been money laundering. According to the server, Babiš should explain why he ordered the establishment of a complex financial scheme to cover the origin of money.
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On Monday, Babiš admitted to buying real estate, stating that the then procedure was not suitable for politicians, but 12 years ago he was not in politics. He stated that the loan was properly taxed.
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According to Investigace.cz, the prime minister figured in the scheme with offshore companies last year. In an interview with tn.nova.cz on Tuesday, Babiš admitted that real estate now probably falls into trust funds he has set up. He wrote to the news that he does not own real estate.
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Only 60 million from Agrofert
Babiš had the analysis prepared by international companies EY and PWC, when he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. He wanted to prove that he had sufficient funds to buy Agrofert Group bonds. At the end of 2012, when Babiš owned it, the company issued koruna bonds for three billion crowns. At that time, Babiš bought bonds for about 1.5 billion crowns.
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Both audit firms then confirmed Babiš’s earlier statement that in the years 1996 to 2015 it had total revenues of 2.4 billion crowns. According to Hospodářské noviny, however, between 1996 and 2009, Babiš from Agrofert was to receive 60 million crowns paid, another 161.3 million he received after the sale of Afeed shares. He would thus lack about 160 million to buy real estate.
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