Tuscany Governor Enrico Rossi
said Friday there was "at least" an estimated one billion euros
a year of tax evasion on money transfers by Chinese textile
firms and workers in the Prato area.
"We don't want to point fingers at the whole Chinese
community but I'll ask tax police to carry out more checks," he
said.
Earlier this week 400-500 Chinese workers rioted at Sesto
Fiorentino near Prato to stop police trying to arrest a factory
head, in a protest linked by some to the triads.
The workers threw stones, bottle and cans at police, who
responded with baton charges.
The factory chief and another man was arrested the day after
the riot.
Rossi said probes had uncovered "frightful" tax evasion of
some five billion euros a year between 2007 and 2010 and he
would also ask the economy ministry to set up a task force to
clamp down on this illegal activity.
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