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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-09-23
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[01] Taxpayers' overdue debt jumps to 69.2 billion euros in August
[02] More than 50 pct of Greek citizens unable to meet tax obligations,
report
[01] Taxpayers' overdue debt jumps to 69.2 billion euros in August
ANA-MPA - Taxpayers' overdue debt jumped by 1.47 billion euros in August
to a total of 69.239 billion euros, official figures showed on Friday.
A report by the General Secretariat for Public Revenue showed that
the state collected 2.384 billion euros from overdue debt in the
January-August period, while new overdue debt created in the same period
totaled 8.654 billion euros.
The report also said that tax authorities were currently undergoing
inspection controls on 1,066 cases of large wealth and that a total of
497 such inspections had been made by the end of August, resulting in
certified tax debt of 184.1 million euros, of which 46.8 million were
collected.
[02] More than 50 pct of Greek citizens unable to meet tax obligations,
report
ANA/MPA---"It is obvious that Greek society has reached its limits,
as more than 50 pct of citizens are unable to meet their obligations
to the tax agency and social insurance funds, while the vast majority
of citizens doubted the possible benefits from a package of measures
announced by the government with the aim to lighten households' spending
and at the same time they question the effectiveness of the economic
program announced by the main opposition political party. However, more
and more citizens seem to hope over an improvement in their household
finances and in the economy in general," Constantine Mihalos, president
of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday.
Presenting the second "Economic Barometer" report for 2014, conducted
by Alco on a sample of 1,000 adults around Greece in the period 16-18
September, Mihalos said that only 29 pct of respondents citizens believed
that their spending will be reduced following a package of measures
announced by the government, while a 26 pct of respondents said the
economic programe presented by SYRIZA could be implemented.
A 55 pct of respondents said they were unable to meet their tax and
social insurance obligations, while a 22 pct of respondents said they
were optimistic over economic developments in the country, up from 18
pct in the previous report.
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