Daniel Chapo is a shareholder in six companies and three don't pay taxes to the state

Daniel Chapo é accionista de seis empresas e três não pagam impostos ao Estado

"it is necessary to start monitoring Daniel Chapo's assets"

Frelimo's presidential candidate for October 9, Daniel Chapo, is a shareholder in six companies, three of which do not pay taxes to the state, the Center for Public Integrity (CIP) revealed today.

The CIP investigation reveals that Chapo is a shareholder in construction, education, real estate, culture, legal consultancy and commerce companies.

This is Dalú Consultoria, Serviços e Informática, Limitada, dedicated to providing technical assistance, legal advice and consultancy in the areas of business, real estate, tax and labor, as well as providing various services for the promotion and attraction of foreign investment in Mozambique; a Male Productions, Limitedproduction of cultural events, videos, audiovisual material, graphic prints, banners, organization of cultural, economic and social events; da Management Company of the Higher Institute of Sciences and Management (SOGINSCIG)whose corporate purpose is the financial, administrative and operational management of the Instituto Superior de Ciências e Gestão (INSCIG); a Mussiro clean, LimitadaCleaning, construction, maintenance, garden decoration, tree planting, event celebration, advertising, general wholesale and retail trade of all types of hygiene and cleaning materials; da JDF, Limitadathe provision of consultancy and inspection services in the area of civil construction, purchase, sale and rental of vehicles; and G.DC Imobiliária, Limitadawhose corporate purpose is the management and intermediation, purchase and sale of real estate.

"...some companies don't declare taxes. Others only issue blank tax forms and the few that do declare don't make regular payments," said the CIP.

Of the six companies in which Chapo is a shareholder, only three contribute to the National Institute of National Security (INSS), namely Sociedad Gestora del Instituto Superior de Ciencias y Gestión (SOGINSCIG), Mussiro clean, Limitada and JDF, Limitada.

"All three paid around 1.6 million meticais in INSS contributions between January 2014 and April 2024. As for tax, there are also three (03) who have taxable bases. Two declare only Value Added Tax (VAT) and another is registered under the Simplified Tax for Small Taxpayers (ISPC) regime," the investigation says.

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