The Federal Tax Service (FTS) may charge Auchan an additional fee of 180.9 million rubles for non-payment of taxes. This was reported by RBC referring to the reporting of the trading network.
It is stated that taxes amount to 125.9 million rubles.
In December 2023, it was reported that large foreign food retail chains such as French Auchan, Atak and German Metro Cash & Carry, Globus, Selgros may leave Russia. In total, we are talking about 483 retail facilities in 49 regions of Russia, and companies also have their own distribution centers and production of goods. Each retail chain cooperates with more than two thousand suppliers of goods and raw materials, and also provides employment for more than 50 thousand employees in various specialties.
Currently, there is a trade law in Russia that prohibits uncontrolled growth of retailers in the regions: companies do not have the right to merge and acquire if their share within a municipality or district has already reached 25% in monetary terms. However, in June this year, after the departure of the Finnish company Prisma from Russia, the ban was lifted, which saved the jobs of employees and the availability of products.
Previously reportedStores may be allowed to give away free items.