Government
Portugal's Bid to Fight Tax Evasion With Free Cars
The country is launching a lottery that recipients can enter every time they make a purchase.
If you want to stop people dodging taxes, try giving them free cars.
That’s the rationale behind a quirky new plan in Portugal, which sets up a lottery for people who insist on getting proper receipts for purchases. Called Factura da Sorte or "lucky receipt," the scheme, launched by the Portuguese government last week, will provide coupons along with receipts. These coupons will act as lottery tickets in a draw that will dole out up to 60 cars to winners each year.