Kelemen Hunor, ironic to the head of ANAF: I admit, I broke the law. I made six jars of plum jam. I would have made palinca, but I didn't have enough plums

The president of UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, made an ironic self-denunciation on Thursday, announcing on Facebook that he had made six jars of plum jam, the fruits being from his own production. “I broke the law!”, he said, adding that he is anxiously waiting to see when ANAF will confiscate his “evidence”, writes News.ro. The ironic reaction of the UDMR leader comes after the head of ANAF stated that “the jam that grandma makes at home is calculated in the VAT gap”.

“I admit without reservation: I broke the law! Over the weekend, together with my wife, I made six jars of plum jam. From our plums, in our pot, with our guilt. I would have also made palinka, but the plums were not enough,” wrote Kelemen on Facebook.

Kelemen Hunor added ironically: “Now I'm afraid: when will ANAF come to confiscate my “evidence”?”.

“Six jars of jam – six hidden blows to the budget. Seriously now: the president of ANAF really thinks that homemade jam is the black hole of the economy? If things go like this, next year we will have to report grandma's cans as well. On the label we could write: “Product with fiscal risk – consumption is recommended under the supervision of the authorities”, Kelemen Hunor added.

Getting serious again, the leader of the UDMR, one of the parties forming the governing coalition, said: “What if they went after the great escapers, not the grandmothers who make cans?”.

The head of the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Adrian Nica, said on Wednesday evening, on Antena 3, that home-made jam affects the level of VAT collection in Romania, stating that, according to the European Commission, products made for own consumption affect the general collection of VAT.