Finance Minister Yiorgos Papakonstantinou intends to sue the newspaper “Proto Thema” for libel over its front-page article headlined “Express Service Minister”, according to an announcement made by the Finance Ministry on Sunday.
According to the newspaper, the Minister signed off on decisions to write off taxes owed by Yiannis Raptopoulos, the owner of the auto assistance company “Express Service”. It also accused the Minister of signing off on decisions to lift measures to freeze the company’s bank accounts, taken by the tax office to ensure payment of outstanding tax debts.
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