Greek Finance Ministry

Greek tax offices are promoting new regulations aiming to prolong the payment period for tax debts in order to facilitate the overburdened Greek households, while also increasing state revenue, the Greek Finance Ministry announced. Finance Ministry officials plan to increase...

The number of overdue debts to the Greek state has grown during the first quarter of 2014, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, new debts appear at a faster rate than the old ones that are being...

The on-duty Greek Supreme Court judge dismissed late on Friday the case brought by the Greek Finance Ministry concerning the immediate implementation of a First Instance Court’s decision on the reinstatement of the fired cleaners working in various buildings...

Cleaners suspended by the Greek Finance Ministry are occupying the building for the second day in a row, demanding the immediate implementation of a First Instance Court ruling for their reinstatement. The janitorial workers remained at the entrance of the ministry all night and say...

A symbolic occupation of the Greek Finance Ministry has been underway since this morning, by suspended cleaners. They are situated at the entrance of the building and have locked the door with chains. According to Greek news, authorities have...

Greece's economy shrank by 1.1% in the first quarter of 2014, said Greece's Finance Ministry May 15, citing ELSTAT data. Last year, the recession shaved 6% from Greece's gross domestic product (GDP), according to ELSTAT, so this year's data indicates that Greece may now be close...

Striking cleaning ladies continue to camp outside the Greek Finance Ministry in their months-long protest at public sector suspensions. Many cleaning ladies who have been suspended or laid-off in various Greek regions are taking part, and they have stated their determination to continue their...

Reuters revealed Wednesday that Greece is planning to ask for a 50-year extension to its repayment of loans from its international creditors. “Greece will formally propose stretching the maturity of its international rescue loans to up to 50 years as part of...

The decrease in salaries and pensions, as well as the increased taxes imposed during the last four years, have resulted in the Greeks’ inability to meet their tax obligations. In January alone, citizens’ fell almost 1 billion euros further...

Earlier today, after a six-hour meeting between the Greek Finance Ministry and the heads of the Troika, a Ministry official announced that the banks' draft law will be tabled immediately in parliament and after nine days Eurobank's board will...