excise taxes

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to abolish an excise tax on wine introduced by the current government in 2015, during a visit at the Oenorama 2017 wine exhibition in Athens on Saturday. “It is our firm commitment to abolish...

A barrage of raises in basic goods and services accompanies the New Year, as Greek households have to pay more for fuel oil, fuel gas, telephone service, cable television, coffee and cigarettes. The new direct and indirect taxes on consumer...

The 2017 state budget was tabled in Greek Parliament on Monday, projecting a 1.8% primary surplus and 2.6 billion euros in new taxes. According to a finance ministry official who spoke on the sidelines of the government's negotiations with the...

Greek individuals and businesses will be obligated to pay 24.7 billion euros in taxes until February 2016, 12.4 billion of which are due immediately after the September 20 elections. Taxpayers will be called to pay billions in accumulated taxes due to poor management of...