His support for the Commission’s proposal to impose a fee of 2 euros on distance sales from third countries, as he responds to unfair competition and for Greek small and medium -sized enterprises, made clear, in an interview with Naftemporiki, by the Minister of Economy. Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

Specifically, asked about the European Commission’s intention to tax digital transactions in goods from Asian countries, Mr Pierrakakis stressed that “we support the European proposal and I have discussed it with the Slovak Commissioner Maro Sefcovic. I will do the same today with the Dutch Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, with whom it is scheduled to meet at the Ministry of Finance. Europe is focused on establishing a handling fee in e -commerce transactions, ie distance sales from third countries. The amount discussed is 2 euros In each of the billions of small packages of cheap, mainly Asian, products. This development will generate significant new revenue and responds to unfair competition for Greek small and medium -sized enterprises. “

Wider, in terms of the intention of US President D. Trump to enforce 50% duties in European productsMr. Pierrakakis pointed out that “Greece, from the first moment, opposed protectionism in trade on both sides of the Atlantic, we even first talked about zero duties. I also transferred the Greek position to my US counterpart, Scott Beshed, to my recent visit to Washington. The Greek economy is at a good starting point: with more than twice the European, with surpluses and rapid debt decline. We are, however, concerned with the secondary impact of duties. A possible new wave of precision will affect Greece. We are worried about the instability that will halt the pace of investment. Uncertainty is the silent enemy of every economy. We will stand on the side of the European Commission in these difficult negotiations and we hope that time will be given to diplomacy and a mutually beneficial solution will be found. But the message of unnecessary obstacles is also addressed to our European partners. We also need to abolish the intra-European restrictions that equivalent to 110%duties. It is time not to just invoke the views and the Draghi report, but to implement his resignations. “

In reference to the process of state digital transformationIn progress, the Minister of National Economy and Finance noted that “every digital service, every simplification we make replaces bureaucracy, reduces costs, releases human resources and reduces the suffering for citizens. All the accumulated experience by the Ministry of Digital Governance and the digital leap made by the country within a few years, we will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance, with simplifications in the processes and interoperability of services. The “Mito” platform, which we will evolve, is a digital infrastructure that brings together and records the administrative procedures of the Greek State. Our bet is to simplify them, the abolition of unnecessary supporting documents, the automatic crossings and the digitization of transactions for businesses and citizens. And this is what the Treasury will do. At the same time, we will employ all digital tools and artificial intelligence to fight tax evasion. It’s a battle we will win. “

Especially in terms of using the Technology to address tax evasion stressed:

“We have a clear design and they will unfold one by one in the year with specific timetables. The Real Estate Property Registry, MIDA, is a single system of property captail. In the summer it will give us the real picture of the squares of each property to deal with deriving. We will also see if they are really “closed” real estate, since we can control the consumption in the current. The interoperability between the Land Registry and all services is a weapon in our hands. We still have the Digital Shipment Release, which will also be issued by mydataapp. Also, the digital clientele involving car garages, ranches, vehicles, parking lots. In June we look forward to the Mydataapp application for signs scanning and QR codes from mobile. At the end of the year, in November, two phases will be applied and electronic pricing. We are processing other suggestions. For example, some of the inelastic household costs could be compulsorily paid through electronic transactions. We want to reduce the use of cash as an antidote to tax evasion. “