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Minister instructs hospitals to treat uninsured patientsThe process of providing free healthcare to patients who have not recently earned social security credits got under way on Thursday.Health Minister Andreas Xanthos issued instructions to state hospitals to provide medicines, tests and treatment to uninsured patients without charge.According to ministerial decisions in 2014, uninsured Greeks could claim free healthcare if they could prove they could not afford it, while they could also obtain medicines under the same terms as those insured with EOPYY, meaning they would have to pay 1 euro for each prescription as well as part of the cost of the drugs.
Three pct of Greeks pay 42 pct of income taxForty-two percent of the income tax that is collected every year is paid by just 3 percent of taxpayers, according to figures published by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue.This 3 percent corresponds to the 267,480 taxpayers who declare annual incomes of over 30,000 euros, totaling 35 billion euros.If the Finance Ministry’s latest plan materializes, these taxpayers will be paying around 60 percent tax on their income after factoring in the solidarity levy, while the remaining taxpayers enjoy a reduction.Critics of the plan say it shows that instead focusing on combating tax evasion, authorities are instead taking the easy path of overtaxation.The secretariat’s data also show that 1,176,043 taxpayers paid no tax whatsoever last year, while 1,304,634 declared annual incomes of up to 1,000 euros. Even more striking is the fact that almost 50 percent of all taxpayers, or 3.98 million, declare annual incomes below 5,000 euros, which may on the surface show the extent poverty has reached in Greece, but also points to the size of tax evasion.
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Migration crisis seen damaging tourismThe uncontrolled flow of refugees and migrants to Greece is putting such pressure on Greek tourism that is posing a direct threat to the national economy.The cancellation of hotel reservations and flight bookings, as well as the reduction in scheduled routes by cruise companies for this tourism season, are the first tangible consequences for the island destinations that are bearing the brunt of the huge migrant flows.Hoteliers have resorted to slashing prices and advertising special offers in a bid to bolster demand.Lesvos Hoteliers Association president Periklis Antoniou told Kathimerini that the decline in bookings for this season reaches up to 90 percent from some markets.
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QuoteThree pct of Greeks pay 42 pct of income taxForty-two percent of the income tax that is collected every year is paid by just 3 percent of taxpayers, according to figures published by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue.This 3 percent corresponds to the 267,480 taxpayers who declare annual incomes of over 30,000 euros, totaling 35 billion euros.If the Finance Ministry’s latest plan materializes, these taxpayers will be paying around 60 percent tax on their income after factoring in the solidarity levy, while the remaining taxpayers enjoy a reduction.Critics of the plan say it shows that instead focusing on combating tax evasion, authorities are instead taking the easy path of overtaxation.The secretariat’s data also show that 1,176,043 taxpayers paid no tax whatsoever last year, while 1,304,634 declared annual incomes of up to 1,000 euros. Even more striking is the fact that almost 50 percent of all taxpayers, or 3.98 million, declare annual incomes below 5,000 euros, which may on the surface show the extent poverty has reached in Greece, but also points to the size of tax evasion.No doubt this probably also relates to the Ex-pats, who, of course being British, pay all their taxes!http://www.ekathimerini.com/206372/article/ekathimerini/business/three-pct-of-greeks-pay-42-pct-of-income-tax
No doubt this probably also relates to the Ex-pats, who, of course being British, pay all their taxes!
Quote from: jeanskala on Saturday, 27 February, 2016 @ 16:07:41... if we pay all our taxes are we really 'fitting in'?
... if we pay all our taxes are we really 'fitting in'?