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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-18
CONTENTS
[01] PM: No tolerance for tax evaders
[02] NBG profits down 37% in '09
[01] PM: No tolerance for tax evaders
(ANA-MPA) -- Prime Minister George Papandreou underlined on Thursday
that "it's everyone's patriotic duty to contribute to taxes based on
their true ability," speaking during an Inner Cabinet meeting held to
discuss a new draft tax bill presented by the finance ministry, an
initiative aimed squarely at dealing with tax evasion in the country.
Papandreou said tax reforms outlined by the finance minister were a
first, decisive step for the redistribution of income and an end to the
favourable regime until recently enjoyed by a privileged few, with
radical reforms to curb tax evasion.
He also repeated that Greece is not asking and does not intend to ask
for financial assistance from the European Union, nor from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), and clarified that going to the IMF
would be a choice of last resort.
[02] NBG profits down 37% in '09
(ANA-MPA) -- National Bank Group (NBG) on Thursday said its 2009 net
profits totaled 971 million euros, down 37 pct compared with the
previous year, while pre-provisions and tax profits totaled 2.6 billion
euros, up 2.0 pct over the same period, underlining the stability of
the groupâs business model even in periods of crisis, while it
highlighted the significance of the geographical range of the groupâs
revenues sources.
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