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Crime
Tax Inspectors Verbally Abused at Greek Fair for Imposing Fine on Merchant
Tensions rose at a fair in the area of Florina in Macedonia, Greece when tax inspectors imposed a fine on a merchant who was selling their product at the fair.
Greek media reports that the three tax inspectors who attended the fair were verbally...
Crime
Lagarde List Investigation Proves to be a Revenue Stream for the Greek State
Investigations into the notorious Lagarde list, that includes names of Greek persons and businesses with deposits in Swiss bank accounts, has brought in approximately 80 million euros for the Greek state, according to Kathimerini newspaper.
Out of 1,275 people and business that...
Greece
Departing Greek Dep Min Admits Owning Undeclared Offshore Company
Departing deputy social security minister Pavlos Chaikalis leaves his seat while admitting that he owned a company in Cyprus that he has failed to declare to tax authorities.
Chaikalis, MP of junior coalition partner ANEL, was forced to answer questions...
Crime
Greek Finance Ministry: Attacks on Tax Auditors Won't Stop Investigations
The Greek Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday that tax auditors who have been physically or verbally attacked, will return to the businesses where the incidents took place.
The announcement follows an incident on the island of Mykonos, where two tax...
Crime
Greek Economic Prosecutor Seeks to Strip Immunity of Greek Parliament VP
Greek Parliament Vice President Alexis Mitropoulos is being accused of money laundering and tax evasion.
On Tuesday, Greek Economic Prosecutor Ioannis Dragatsis formally asked Greece's Supreme Court to submit a request to the parliament asking that Mitropoulos be stripped of his parliamentary immunity so that...
Economy
List of Reforms Greece Needs to Implement as Required by Bailout Agreement
The much-anticipated bailout deal between Greece and creditors is signed and the Greek government has to implement the following reforms in order to receive the 86 billion euros the three-year program will provide:
Reforms that should be voted and implemented...
Crime
Tax Evasion Fraud in Archaeological Site of Knossos, Greece
A tax evasion scam was discovered by Finance Ministry inspectors who audited the souvenir shop at the Archaeological Site of Knossos on the island of Crete.
The tax inspectors went to the souvenir shop of the well-known archaeological site after receiving...
Crime
Nine out of Ten Businesses that Evade Taxes in Greece Don't Issue Receipts
Tax inspectors who did random audits between July 27 and August 2 found out that almost 90 percent of businesses that evade taxes do not issue receipts.
According to figures released by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue (GGDE), 18...
Economy
Greek Tax Inspectors Find 210 Violations in 10 Days, Shoppers Checked for Receipts
In an effort to crack down on tax evasion during the high tourist season, Greek tax officials carried out 568 checks in Piraeus, the Cyclades islands and Crete, and discovered 210 violations.
The violations were found in the July 17 to...
Economy
Tax Evasion on Greek Islands Exceeds 50%
Sweeping tax audits are in progress on Greek islands since last weekend and the first results show high tax evasion rates. The highest rates were recorded in hotels, restaurants and bars, where they did not issue receipts.
It was reported that during 63...