Originally Posted by
Kato
Or because that was how much he had, ahem, laundered through them via his "network".
I think what desantos0773 is saying is that out of the final amount UKIO Bankas is short, which the Lithuanian Govt is having to cover, circa £47M of it is directly attributable to Vlad's dalliance with HMFC. It is costing the Lithuanian tax-payer that amount to cover HMFC's spending over the last 8 or 9 years or so. On the books it may only amount to £25M but along with debt forgiveness the Lithuanian Govt will say their final bill is amounting to circa £50M.
The idea that they will accept £2M from FoH, or any other set of Jambo loons, given that background is, in this context , a bit of a stretch.