As we learned on Friday, global singer Shakira was fined more than 7 million euros ($10.4 million) on Monday for tax evasion in Spain and paid another 6.6 million euros in August as part of a separate case ($9.8 million). around him.
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A court on the outskirts of Barcelona announced in July the opening of new proceedings against the 46-year-old Colombian artist for tax fraud from 2018 amounting to 6.6 million euros, plus late payment interest and regulatory fees.
The singer paid the entire sum to the courts at the end of August, the agency representing Shakira told the AFP news agency, confirming information from El Periodico.
According to this Catalan daily, the payment of this 6.6 million, “demanded by the public prosecutor’s office”, “does not prejudge the singer’s guilt or innocence in this matter”, but is “additional proof of her desire to repay any debts” . owed to the Spanish tax authorities.
The Catalan judicial authorities did not immediately respond to requests from the AFP news agency.
The announcement of the payment of this amount comes after the agreement sealed on Monday between the Spanish prosecutor’s office and the interpreter of “Waka waka” and “Hips don’t lie” to avoid trial for tax fraud in 2012, 2013 and 2014 .
In return for the suspension of the trial, Shakira received a fine of more than 7.3 million euros, equivalent to “50%” of the fraud amount. In addition, she had already paid 17.45 million euros to the tax office to settle her situation in this matter.
The singer, who moved to Miami with her children last year after separating from former Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, is also in the sights of the Spanish tax authorities for 2011.