WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Finance Javier Silvania has commissioned an investigation into the software developed by BearingPoint for the Tax Authorities. This is apparent from statements by Silvania on his Facebook page.
In recent days it has been reported in the media that only five percent of the tax returns can be processed by the software and the rest must be done manually.
According to Silvania, the government has paid a total of 20 million guilders to BearingPoint since 2015 for the development and implementation of the software. However, the software would still not work optimally.
On his Facebook page, the Minister of Finance or MinFin, as he calls himself, is responding to allegations that no refund has yet been paid for 2019. "If the technical problems are not solved within two weeks, I will call a press conference in which the executives of the Inspectorate and Tax Collector and BearingPoint will be accountable to the population," said Silvania.
According to the minister, the Administrative Settlement System (ADAF) is still not sufficient, and officials still have to check tax returns themselves.
The investigation into the software and its development will take three months and the results will be sent to the Council of Ministers and Parliament, according to the minister.