Criminal process has been dragging on since 2021, after the Portuguese electric has sold to the French Engie six dams for 2,200 million euros and, so far, has not yet been paid tax.
The court must accuse EDP and Engie for crimes of fraud and fiscal dropout in the sale of the six Douro dams. This is the conviction of after meeting with the Attorney General of the Republic.
The criminal process has been dragging on for four years in the Public Prosecution Service (MP), after EDP sold to the French Engie six Douro dams for 2,200 million euros and, so far, has not yet been paid tax.
Suspected escape to the tax authorities
There are suspicions of a company creation and merger scheme, allegedly to escape the tax authorities. The Terra de Miranda Civic Movement met with the Attorney General, Amadeu Guerra, to know the progress of the process:
The MP has asked the Tax Authority to investigate the values of the tax advantage associated with the business that can ascend to 120 million euros.
The Miranda Terra Movement accuses the state of innovation throughout this process. It is now up to the court to decide.
