Drug companies embroiled in tax row

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Drug companies embroiled in tax row

Aug 22, 2007
By Kimberly Kweder

LAX TAX: The Lithuanian government is concerned that it is not getting its full share from pharmaceutical sales; estimates are that the state is losing as much as 29 million euros per year.

VILNIUS - International pharmaceutical companies operating in Lithuania have become involved in a dispute with the State Tax Inspectorate after the latter accused them of tax evasion and demanded they pay up. The controversy stems from an audit of the activities, since 2005, of several pharmaceutical companies operating in the country. The audit concluded that some Lithuanian branches of international pharmaceutical dealers, whose activities are purportedly limited to marketing, ...

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