They're politicians - it goes without saying that they're legal crooked b*****ds.
If a working man bullshits his income a little on a self cert' mortgage, it's fraud. If he misses a deadline on a tax return, it's a fine.
If a politician or large corporation bullshits it's numbers, it's brushed under the carpet or, procrastinated until it's forgotten.
One rule for them, another for us.