Comments on: Greek attitudes to tax explained https://www.fivestargreece.com/greek-attitudes-to-tax-explained/ The Finest Greek Villa Holidays Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: marina https://www.fivestargreece.com/greek-attitudes-to-tax-explained/#comment-29 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:01:39 +0000 http://fivestargreece.wordpress.com/?p=861#comment-29 In reply to Gerhart Harklund.

The ones who should be called to account are the corrupt politicians and judiciary who so far seem to have escaped any charges or indictments for bribes and tax evasion that are endemic in the public sector. Ordinary Greeks look on in amazement as UK MPs are found out, charged, fined, dismisssed and even imprisoned for charging Kit Kats or their cleaning-lady to business expenses. It is time for the leaders of the political, executive and judiciary powers in Greece to be held responsible, to account for their offences and to be made an example of, so that ordinary citizens see that corruption at all levels is rooted out and punished.

]]> By: Gerhart Harklund https://www.fivestargreece.com/greek-attitudes-to-tax-explained/#comment-28 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:24:19 +0000 http://fivestargreece.wordpress.com/?p=861#comment-28 Greece has had plenty of time. While the Greeks were evading their taxes the Germans were paying those taxes. What kind of good governance are you looking for? Any austerity measures are met with protests in the streets! 6 in 10 people don’t pay their taxes. Early retirement at 50, boo hoo. This isn’t going to change just by some slick tongued politician. People aren’t going to just start paying taxes based on some new found sense of civic responisibility. What you need is a little jail time — Some examples to be made somewhere. Lower the overall tax rate and inforce it with draconian punishments until the payment rates go up. Otherwise Greece can watch as the entire Eurozone unravels from Greece’s selfishness and the entire world will remember who’s to blame when the world markets free fall. Italy and Spain should take notice.

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