Greek Parliament Approves VAT Cuts

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

The Greek Government has announced that parliament has approved legislation reducing the rate of value-added tax on food and energy.Read Full Story

EU To Probe Potential Abuses Of Citizenship By Investment Schemes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 28, 2019

For the first time, the Commission has presented a comprehensive report on investor citizenship and residence schemes operated by a number of EU member states.Read Full Story

Greece To Cut Corporate Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 28, 2018

Greece will gradually lower the rate of corporate tax over the next four years, under proposals announced in September and recently approved by the Greek parliament. Read Full Story

OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 7, 2018

Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies. Read Full Story

OECD Reports Progress On Harmful Tax Regimes Work

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 23, 2018

Releasing a progress update, the OECD said international efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide.Read Full Story

Ambitious Tax System Changes Still Necessary In Greece: OECD

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, May 3, 2018

In the OECD's latest report for the country, Greece has been urged to broaden its tax base and further clamp down on tax evasion.Read Full Story

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• 13/12/2017 EU Commission Warns Of Tax Scam Letters »
• 28/11/2017 OECD Reports Tax Trends For 2017 »
• 03/10/2017 EU VAT Gap Release Falls Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Action »
• 07/09/2017 Greek Shipping Firms Unhappy With Tax Regime »
• 03/08/2017 EU Car Makers Fear Tax Hike For New Cars »
• 28/07/2017 Turkey Tops New Tax Complexity Index »
• 24/07/2017 IMF Urges Growth-Friendly Tax Cuts For Greece »
• 05/07/2017 Greek Shipowners Agree Extra Tax Payments »
• 30/06/2017 Greece Adopts EU Information Exchange Law »
• 12/06/2017 New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters »
• 01/06/2017 Greek Parliament Approves Austerity Measures »
• 30/05/2017 Firms In High-Tax EU States Support Single EU-Wide Rate »
• 05/05/2017 Greece Agrees Tax Measures With Lenders »
• 01/05/2017 EU Closes Greek, Slovak Car Registration Tax Cases »
• 28/04/2017 No Tax Reform Without Debt Relief, Says Greece »
• 12/04/2017 Greece Agrees To Widen Tax Base »
• 27/03/2017 April Cut-off For EU Financial Transaction Tax Negotiations »
• 22/02/2017 Greece Referred To European Court Over Excise Duty »
• 20/02/2017 Greece Should Broaden Income Tax Base And Tackle Evasion: IMF »
• 27/01/2017 Greece, US Sign FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement »

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