OREANDA-NEWS. On 01 April 2008 was announced, that Moscow Arbitration Court had ruled as groundless a tax claim based on the results of a scheduled field tax audit of CenterTelecom’s operations for the years 2004-2006 conducted by Interregional Office #7 of the Russian Federation Tax Administration.
 
In October 2007, Interregional Office #7 issued a decision reflecting the claim. According to the document, the tax claim against the company for 2004-2006 totaled RUR440 million, including RUR343 million in taxes and RUR97 million in penalties. CenterTelecom contested the decision in Moscow Arbitration Court. According to the results of a legal proceeding, the court declared the tax administration’s RUR440 million claim groundless.