COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark’s tax agency said on Wednesday it has launched 34 court cases seeking damages from management in firms exposed of tax evasion in the Panama Papers. The Danish government paid $900,000 for access to Panama Papers documents in 2016 to help it identify tax cheat suspects in Denmark. Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, editing by Louise Heavens
Denmark's tax agency has brought 34 court cases against companies shown to have evaded tax in the Panama Papers. The documents leaked details of how clients of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca evaded tax and laundered money. The Danish government paid $900,000 to gain access to the documents 2016 in a bid to identify tax evaders in the country.