In Bloomberg’s article Greece, the Deputy Prime Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, referred to Greece and the fight against tax evasion.

“Imagine Bloomberg coming out and saying that Greece is not doing well with the fight against tax evasion! It would be hamoul: opposition complaints, angry comments on social media. Yesterday, however, that Bloomberg emphasized that the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis achieved a significant reduction in tax evasion, which is creating a fiscal space to support the middle class … for the opposition and some analysts were just Wednesday! “ The Deputy Prime Minister writes and notes:

“But it’s not just that. The same article notes that our country achieved “an impressive fiscal overthrow that seemed unthinkable a few years ago”. While also hosted statements by the head of the Greek Mission of the International Monetary Fund, Joong Shik Kang, who emphasizes that the results in restriction of tax evasion are “really remarkable”. After stressing that the underlying economy was 27% in 2009, he adds: “The change is so important that it is a case study for other countries!” Why, does the issue be indifferent to those who systematically represent that they possess the monopoly of social sensitivity? Because one cannot dispute that the restriction of tax evasion has a predominant elements of social justice. Should we not know at some point in this country to recognize the positive initiatives that a government is taking and which are useful for many? “

And Mr. Hatzidakis notes:

“I remember in 2023 when I was a finance minister and we were starting the effort, there were many who questioned our determination. Much more in terms of POS interconnection with cash registers, which is the most emblematic of our 11 different initiatives to reduce tax evasion. Eventually the interconnection of POS with the cash registers took place and other initiatives, such as the extension of Mydata, began to apply. And today, we can say that what we said, we did. And personally I am very pleased to have contributed to this great social sign with a strong social sign! ”