Finland Times

The Minister of the Interior, Petteri Orpo. Photo Lehtikuva.

The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy endorsed the action plan for the years 2016 to 2020 tackling the shadow economy and economic crime.

 

The measures involve for instance the prevention and identification of corruption and better exchange of information between authorities, said an official press release.

 

“To combat the shadow economy and economic crime effectively, we need ever better cooperation between public authorities and the private sector. The purpose of the action plan is to shift the emphasis more on preventive measures by forging new common operating modes,” observed the Minister of the Interior, Petteri Orpo.

 

On 28 April 2016 the Government endorsed a Government Resolution for a national strategy for tackling the shadow economy and economic crime for 2016 to 2020.

 

 To implement the strategic objectives, an action plan has been formulated, which lists concrete measures and their goals, responsible parties, schedule and means for gauging the impact of the measures.

 

The action plan comprises 20 projects that have been divided on the basis of the key projects identified in the strategy.

 

The action plan consists of key measures from the viewpoint of the objectives of the  national strategy for tackling the shadow economy and economic crime. The senior management group for tackling economic crime will supervise the progress of the action plan, evaluate the need for changes and report on project progress to the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy annually.