Marina Gridneva, from the prosecutor-general's office, said the checks were being conducted "in strict compliance with the current legislation".

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Current compliance measures followed when taking out a plan "has developed into an expensive process which eats up a disproportionate amount of time and money", the report says.

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Mandatory requirements will only drive attention and money away from countering the real, current threat to checking compliance boxes.

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The current and former head of the SEC Office of Compliance and Inspections are PwC partners.

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Despite fears that amnesties (and particularly frequent amnesties) undermine future tax compliance and collections, a large number of states have used the gimmick during the current fiscal crisis.

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