The press bureau of OJSC "LuAZ" has circulated a statement regarding the "inadequate actions of the leadership of the State Tax Administration." The text of the statement reads: \n \n"The labor collective of OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant" is concerned about the inadequate actions of the leadership of the State Tax Administration [that do not correspond] to the real state of affairs. In particular, the public statement by the deputy head of the STA of Ukraine Yuriy Hryb that LuAZ allegedly submitted an application for reimbursement of value added tax on allegedly "fictitious" export agreements. \n \nWe responsibly declare that this fact is a fabrication by Mr. Hryb, because it is not confirmed by documents: over the past three years the enterprise has not applied for VAT reimbursement to the bodies of the Tax Administration due to the complete futility of obtaining such reimbursement. In essence, the matter is that the deputy head of the STA of Ukraine is trying to justify the fact of conducting an inspection at LuAZ that was groundlessly prolonged for more than 3 months. Given that no real violations have been found, Mr. Hryb has to invent them. Moreover, he does this not for the first time. Similar loud exposés were made by him approximately a month ago. True, at that time the list of violations imputed to LuAZ was significantly broader. Only one thing has not changed: the peremptory tone of statements unsupported by anything and the promise to open a criminal case based on the results of the inspection of the Lutsk Automobile Plant. \n \nGiven Mr. Hryb's persistence in defaming the business image of the enterprise, the management of LuAZ will direct all efforts toward conducting an investigation by the competent authorities into the above-mentioned facts of slander."