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Institutions Leave Athens With Many Critical Issues Unresolved

Today Greek officials reported that talks between foreign envoys representing the institutions of the latest bailout review and Greek government concluded without the parties reaching a concrete agreement regarding the fiscal gap, non-performing loans (NPLS), energy and other fiscal...

State Budget Revenue Surpassed Targets in September

State budget net revenue grew 23.31 percent in September compared with budget targets, final figures released by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue showed on Wednesday. Budget revenue (pre-returns) totaled 5.6 billion euros in September, up from a provisional estimate...

Shocking Spiral of Unpaid Debt: Another 800 Million Euros Added to the Bill

Tax Office data shows that unpaid tax obligations are expected to reach 7.618 billion euros from January to July. Each month, foreclosures increase while more tax payers are crushing under the burden as they enter the state's "black" list. Data...

Greek Unpaid Debt to State Funds at 50% of GDP

Overtaxed Greek citizens are having difficulty meeting their obligations with the Greek tax department. In May, taxation and businesses, according to data released by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue, left 1.25 billion euros worth of unpaid taxes. Overdue...

Greek State Owed 83.6 Billion Euros in Overdue Payments

Greek taxpayers, including individuals and businesses continue to pile on debt to the Greek state, as newly released data by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue revealed that overdue tax payments increased by 1.453 billion euros in the month of...

Greek Taxpayers Owe the Greek State 82 Billion Euros

Greeks owe their own state 82.3 billion euros according to data provided General Secretariat of Public Revenue, Greek media report. According to the new figures provided by the Greek Finance Ministry, overdue payments to the Greek state increased by 832 million euros...

Greek Finance Ministry: 20% of Inspected Businesses Commit Financial Violations

The Greek Finance Ministry's General Secretariat of Public Revenue released information on Wednesday regarding financial inspection efforts across the country from the past few weeks. Out of 5,031 inspected businesses between August 10 and August 16, 1.027 were found committing financial violations. This amounts to 20.41%...

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...

Greek FinMin Underperforming due to Elections

Everything in the Greek Finance Ministry, located at the very heart of Athens, in Syntagma Square, Greece , seems to have stopped ahead of the elections, putting at risk anything (major or minor) that has been achieved during the...

Thorough Tax Screenings for Greeks Living Abroad

Thousands of Greeks who have migrated abroad have been called to submit documents to local tax authorities in order to prove that they are living abroad permanently and avoid taxation as Greek citizens. The General Secretariat of Public Revenue issued a...