The Spanish government's annual anti-fraud plan was presented yesterday, and it lacks ambition. Its objective is to raise 8.171 billion euros in revenues when in 2010 and 2010 it raised 9.4 billion and 10.0 billion, respectively.
The Ministry of Finance argues that the financial crisis will necessarily reduce instance of fraud, but in reality it is championing a proposal that adapts year-to-year to how fraud develops. Controls on power consumption were already enacted last year, and now controls for regulating business from Asia will go into effect.
For optimal results, we have to invest in more human and material resources, a difficult goal considering the pressures Spain faces to pay down national debt. Still, the value of looking for money that questions the strength of companies and citizens should be assessed.
