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Greek Households Owe €70 Billion in Taxes

  Tax debts owed to the Greek state reached a new high in September, amounting to 70.16 billion euros. Total tax debt in August was 69.24 billion. Many Greek households are struggling to remain consistent with their payments. Statistics show that new debts...

One in Three Greeks Indebted

The two adjustments for debt repayment to the Greek state have brought minimum proceeds since, according to the General Secretariat of Public Revenue, one in three Greeks owes money to the state. The new debts from January 1, 2013, until the end...

In-House Checks for Tax Evaders

In a continuous effort to fight tax evasion, Greece is adopting the US model as the State Legal Council has ruled in-house checks or checks in offices and businesses constitutional. Tax officers will have the authority to search for...

Debts to Greek State Reached 6.2 Billion in First Semester of 2014

Debts to the Greek state hit a new record high. In the first half of 2014, debts amounted to 6,225 billion euros, according to figures published by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue. Adding the debts accumulated by the end...

Aikaterini Savvaidou Tapped for Public Revenues General Secretary

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, as head of a five member committee, proposed Aikaterini Savvaidou to be appointed General Secreatary of Public Revenues following the recent resignation of Haris Theoharis. The Cabinet will make the final decision after examining the...

Greek Government Strives to Collect Taxes

Greek citizens and businesses ran up a further 4.325 billion euros of debt to the taxman between January to April, taking the total owed to 66 billion euros. Finance Ministry data shows tax debts are increasing by an average of one billion per month...

One in Four Greeks Owes the State a Total of €62.5bn

New data released by Greece's Finance Ministry shows that one in four citizens owes money to the Tax Bureau, which is now due a total 62.5 billion euros. However, according to the General Secretariat of Public Revenue, in January 2014, the number of people...

Theocharis: Greek Tax Office of the Future

The General Secretariat of Public Revenue plan for tax compliance includes a simplification of the tax-paying process. According to the Greece 's General Secretary of State Revenue, Charis Theocharis, in the future, taxpayers will not have to pay their taxes...

Greeks Piling Up Debts

  Some recent findings showed that the majority of Greek citizens are drowning in debts and find it hard to fulfill their obligations to the Greek State. The overdue debts have increased by 1.1 billion euros during October, while in 2013,...

Overdue Tax Debts Increased in August

The inability of Greek citizens to pay their estate taxes has resulted in expired debts and the outstanding taxes owed to the Greek State jumped to 61.214 billion euros in August 2013 from 60.181 billion a month earlier. These...