14 DAY TRIAL // Authorities in Finland are now in the middle of what might be the absolute weirdest crime-fighting campaign in the history of law enforcement. Without further ado, here's what they're up to: a crack down on dubiously cheap pizza.
And, since there's only so much pizza they can sample without losing their fit bodies and, consequently, their ability to chase down dangerous criminals, they're asking for help from regular folks who happen to love and adore this greasy dish.
As explained by Finland Today, authorities across the country are asking that pizzeria customers do not hesitate to contact them and report restaurants that sell pizza for less than €6 ($6.81).
Cheap pizza is probably illegal pizza
It was this past Monday that law enforcement officers in Finland launched this anti-cheap pizza campaign of theirs. They are the first to admit the move might come across as odd, but they insist they're not just wasting people's time.
Apparently, there are some restaurants in Finland that don't always pay their required taxes. Those that sell pizza for less than €6 ($6.81) a pie most definitely fall into this category.
Finnish authorities say that, for an eatery to turn a profit and pay all its due taxes, it has to sell pizza for at least the aforementioned price tag. Restaurants that sell pizza for anything less than this are probably up to something, they explain.
“As nice as a cheap pizza seems, especially with food prices as high as they are, too cheap and it makes it possible for some entrepreneurs to hatch money-grabbing schemes,” said Detective Inspector Minna Immonen of the Uusimaa police department.
“Unless a pizza is on temporary sale there is no way a legitimate establishment can offer pizza for less than six euros,” he went on to add.
Don't forget to ask for a receipt
Apart from expecting people to report restaurants that sell pizza that's so cheap it can only be illegal, Finish authorities are asking that folks make sure to always ask for a receipt when dining out.
They say that getting a receipt is the only way to know for sure that a business is legitimate and that the restaurant's owners aren't trying to evade the law when it comes to paying their taxes.
