Northern Ireland's Construction Industry Plagued by Paramilitary Links

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PARAMILITARY LINKS,CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,NORTHERN IRELAND

A 1993 meeting revealed the extent of paramilitary involvement in Northern Ireland's construction industry. Officials exposed rampant corruption, including rigged tenders, tax evasion, and the exploitation of 'black economy' workers.

Northern Ireland’s construction industry was ‘rotten’ with paramilitary links, officials toldAssembly elections postponement ‘the biggest single setback in years’, Sinn Féin warned

The IRA was “far ahead of the loyalists” in such crime, but the loyalists were quickly catching up, the meeting was told, with money coming too from gaming machines, social clubs and armed robberies. “In the latter case, the takings showed remarkable improvements, up by £1.3m in one year,” said Mr Munro, who believed that the clubs had previously hidden four-fifths of their income.

Meanwhile, income tax evasion was common using forged tax exemption certificates, along with VAT fraud and the hiring of “black economy” workers who were already claiming benefits.

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