taxes

The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of €6.435 billion ($7.315 billion) in the ten months between January and October 2018, exceeding a target of €4.749 billion ($5.397 billion). The new figures also show a surplus of €5.330...

According to a study published by the Greek Ombudsman, the Greek state has increased the number of confiscations of bank deposits in recent years, in an effort to collect taxes and social security contributions. The Greek Ombudsman has received a...

According to the property tax notifications that the government started distributing Tuesday night, property owners throughout the country are in for a dramatic increase on their ENFIA bills. The raise in ENFIA comes from an adjustment in property rates, resulting...

Ten years ago, in 2008, Greece had the 13th place among the European States who share the Euro as their currency, regarding the taxes-to-GDP ratio. After 10 years and three bailout programs from the International Monetary Fund and the...

Talks are already being scheduled for post-bailout talks between Greece and its lenders, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has announced. The meetings are to begin on September 10 in Athens and according to sources, the government...

The Greek government has added yet another tax on goods and services, this time being a two-percent percent levy on the purchase of personal computers, tablets and smartphones. The levy was voted through the Greek parliament on Tuesday as a...

Greeks could be hit with higher property taxes if new rates being considered by the country's Finance Ministry come into play. According to a report in the Kathimerini newspaper on Thursday, Greece's Single Property Tax (ENFIA) could shoot up anywhere...

The leaders of the major Christian sects in Jerusalem closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for several hours on Sunday to protest an Israeli plan to tax their properties. The Church is built on the traditional site of Jesus'...

Overdue debts to the Greek State went up to a record high of 13 billion euros in December, despite confiscations of 5 billion euros, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. As of the end of December 2017, arrears to the Greek...

Greece has reportedly the lowest savings rate among the 28 EU countries, as households and businesses 'bend' at the expense of wage cuts, excessive taxes and the burdens of a nation that is inefficient in critical areas such as...