Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madis says that access to bank secrecy is a problem.
Bank account data reveals a lot about a person's life. This is dangerous.
The data is usually used in criminal cases. Bank account data requires careful consideration.
A person must have the right to know when their data is being used.
Parliament must decide whether the tax authority can use all banking communications or just the account.
Until now, authorities have used bank data casually. In the future, the Riigikogu must consider this carefully.
The Ministry of Finance drafted a bill that limits the rights of the tax authority and the Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Chancellor of Justice found that authorities used bank secrecy without legal authority.
For now, neither the Financial Intelligence Unit nor the tax authority has access to bank secrecy.