More than 150,000 taxpayers, individual and collective, participated in the “Express regularization” program of debt, which lasted a week, paying debts dating back to the 70
Under normal circumstances, payment of these debts is “almost zero”, said the Greek Ministry of Finance in a statement.
About 58,000 people paid between 50 and 100 euros to benefit from this plan which provided for exemption from penalties and interest on debts the State and the possibility of paying in installments.
In the coming weeks will be given to meet other regularization stages of payment of debts.
The amounts involved are considerable as it were accumulated over the years, more than 76 billion euros of taxes and social security contributions paid, with an increase in the last six years the country went through a recession.
However, the Greek Government estimates that can not recover more than 9000 million. This value would give a lifeline to the country’s finances, crushed by pressure from international lenders due to their inability to access the medium and long-term debt markets, due to the prohibitive rates.
The disbursement a final ‘tranche’ of financial assistance in the amount of 72 billion euros, is suspended for several months and depends on the execution of a list of reforms, whose content has been strongly discussed between Athens and its creditors.
According advance already on Wednesday in the online edition of the Financial Times (FT), Athens already addressed the European partners a new list of reforms, under which expects to achieve revenue of 6000 million already in 2015 .
The new list of the government’s reform measures and led by Alex Tsipras is, according to financial publication, the biggest effort ever by Athens to unlock the funds of international assistance.
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