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Papa John's, UK's pizza takeaway network, is investigating allegations that taxpayers' cash was claimed fraud during the Eat Out to Help Out program.Papa John's franchise Raheel Choudhary claimed over £ 250,000 of meals that were nonexistent during the program, the Daily Mail claimed.Mr Choudhary has denied all charges.He told the BBC: "We are confident that we meet the criteria set by the government".Papa John's GB Ltd said it was investigating the allegations. "In detail"


We would be extremely worried and disappointed if they could prove to be true. All Papa John's UK stores are operated by Franchises and we have made it clear to all the franchises we have. Felt they were unlikely to qualify for สล็อตxo Eat Out To Help Out (EOTHO), a spokesperson told the BBC.It is important that our review is completed before any conclusions can be drawn, but if any franchisees improperly joins EOTHO, they will violate the franchise agreement with us and us. Will require them to do things right.Mail said it was conducting an investigation with help from several whistleblowers working for Mr Choudhary's stores.



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The newspaper claims Mr Choudhary ordered employees to process thousands of fake meals under the program in 57 of the 61 branches he owns, resulting in hundreds of thousands of false claims.In one incident, Mail claimed 13 orders were executed within a minute at the Tunbridge Wells branch, although staff said eating was not allowed in the restaurant without tables.It has been alleged that branch managers are targeting £ 500 - £ 600 per day for stores with a turnover of less than £ 10,000 a week or a £ 1,000 per day target for larger stores with a turnover of more than £ 10,000 a week.


The newspaper added that Mr Choudhary had ordered his employees to record payments made by "ghost cover" as voucher payments.Mr Choudhary's representative disputed the value of the claims made under the Eat Out to Help Out program, saying it was £ 185,015 and not £ 250,000.Mr Choudhary said in a statement, “Out of my 61 franchises, 40 have seating capacity, and we've run the 'Eat Out to Help Out Scheme' program in all 40 stores from Monday to Wednesday. AugustAll customers who benefit from this program have dined in the store and we are confident that we meet all the criteria set by the government.Mr Choudhary's representative said the Eat Out to Help Out program accounted for 9% of all orders in August.


Mr Choudhary said: "When the government program is over, we will be following our own discount offer in September.Mr Choudhary said his stores had an average of 32 customers per day out of the 40 participating stores in August.However, the BBC understands that the franchise is clearly instructed by Papa John's GB Ltd that the franchise will not participate in the program.Franchises are bound by an agreement that requires them to comply with all guidelines issued by Papa John's GB Ltd, as well as adhere to and adhere to ethical standards and regulatory obligations.It is understood that the Digital Tills software, headquartered, is frequently updated remotely, never included the Eat Out to Help Out project voucher button, and the project was not available on Papa John's UK website either.


A HMRC spokesman said: “It is our duty to protect taxpayers' money and we will not hesitate to take action against those trying to break the rules.We have built a check in our Eat Out to Help Out program to prevent fraud and protect citizens' money, and will investigate claims and take appropriate action to suspend or restore payments found to be dishonest or incorrect. mustAnyone concerned that a facility is violating this program can report fraud to HMRC.