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Taxpayers must add each receipt or wait till year-end for discountUnless they’ve been keeping a record of their electronic transactions that count toward this year’s tax discount, most Greeks won’t know if they’ll have to pay the taxman more or get a rebate until they are notified. The government had announced that it would create an application that would allow taxpayers to keep track of their transactions and see how far they had to go before they covered their tax-free threshold, but this plan appears to have been abandoned.
Incomes have plummeted since 2011Statistics from 2016 tax declarations reveal a major drop in Greek earnings, with two out of three households declaring incomes of below 1,000 euros a month. In the last five years the share of those households has risen from 49 to 64.11 percent, a figure that looks likely to rise.Wealthy households are becoming an endangered species in the records of the Finance Ministry.
Easter holiday bookings post big increaseThe signs for the tourism sector this Easter are particularly encouraging. Bookings by Greek travelers for trips over the festive season are on the rise, and the flow of arrivals from abroad looks set to strengthen thanks to the fact that the Orthodox and Western Easter holidays share the same dates this year.According to the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies (FedHATTA), the packages Greek travelers have booked for holidays within Greece are 15 percent up on last year.
Despite EU fines, Greece struggling to promote recyclingA steady stream of EU fines and two decades of trying have failed to get recycling off the ground in Greece, where eco-awareness is only half-heartedly promoted by authorities.According the European environment agency, only 16 percent of household waste is recycled across the country, compared to a 50-percent target by 2020 under EU directives.In contrast, the European recycling average is 28 percent, with Slovenia leading at 49 percent and Latvia bringing up the rear at 3 percent.In 2014, Greece still had some 70 dumps, most of them tolerated if not actively run by municipal authorities.In June 2014, nearly a decade after a prior conviction, Greece was ordered to pay a fine of nearly 15 million euros every six months over the continued operation of illegal landfills.This despite the country's prized tourism industry that requires an unspoilt environment.
QuoteIncomes have plummeted since 2011Statistics from 2016 tax declarations reveal a major drop in Greek earnings, with two out of three households declaring incomes of below 1,000 euros a month. In the last five years the share of those households has risen from 49 to 64.11 percent, a figure that looks likely to rise.Wealthy households are becoming an endangered species in the records of the Finance Ministry.http://www.ekathimerini.com/217572/article/ekathimerini/business/incomes-have-plummeted-since-2011Surprise news there, then
'Fake' fur sold on UK high street found to contain cat furCat fur has been found for sale on the UK high street by young fashion brand Missguided.
EU funds go begging as Greece remains indifferent to electromobilityWhile electromobility is gaining ground worldwide, Greece’s transport network depends on fossil fuels at a rate of almost 98% (the highest in the EU).
Greek consumer prices rise 1.7 pct in March, led by transport, housing costsGreece's annual EU-harmonized inflation rate accelerated in March, statistics service data showed on Monday, with the reading oming in slightly above market expectations. The reading in March was 1.7 percent from 1.4 percent in February. Consumer prices were led higher by housing, transportation costs, alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
13 ruling party cadres, MPs request snap election, as latest austerity appears on horizonThirteen top cadres and deputies of ruling SYRIZA party on Sunday requested snap elections, amid a pending agreement that envisions more austerity measures in 2019 and 2020 -- mainly pension cuts and higher income tax contributions from low wage-earners.
Vegans protest in Athens against Easter spit-roasted lamb tradition (photos)
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