The quote was as follows: > But some of these tax avoidance schemes are only legal because tax authorities do not have the number of staff needed to investigat

The quote was as follows: > But some of these tax avoidance schemes are only legal because tax authorities do not have the number of staff needed to investigate and prosecute all of them. I.e. claiming legality by saying that they are not prosecuted. Legal = white. Illegal = black. If you stray from legal, you should suffer consequences. Not suffering consequences because of lack of staff does not automatically make your action illegal.