President Jimmy Morales this month named Juan Francisco Solórzano as the new superintendent of the country’s tax authority (SAT), the credibility of which was left in tatters following the high-profile ‘La Línea’ case which broke last year. This was the tax fraud scandal uncovered in the SAT involving a corruption ring allegedly headed up by former president Otto Pérez Molina (2012-2015) and his vice-president, Roxanna Baldetti (2012-2015), which ultimately forced both to step down last year. Recovering the credibility of the SAT is a key priority for Morales and his new Frente de Convergencia Nacional (FCN-Nación) government which took office in January this year.End of preview - This article contains approximately 682 words.
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