% F; m3 [' y% Z2 CGreece currently has one standard rate of 23 percent and two reduced rates of 13 percent and 6.5 percent. On all islands except Crete, there is a 30 percent reduction in VAT rates, which are 16 percent, 9 percent, 5 percent. 8 M6 X& h9 g# m2 V5 b2 I) | 9 J8 @* _: Q5 d% |" C23 percent — Clothes, shoes, cleaning products and detergents, alcohol/wine, non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated/flavored water, ready-made coffee/tea/hot chocolate, fruit/vegetable juice, sport drinks, granita, smoothie)*, except those consumed on premise of eating/drinking establishments**; ready-made or prepared meals/sandwiches from cafes, catering services, fast food and delivery, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, snack bars*; products, toiletries, barber and hair salon services, telecommunications (mobile/cell, land line, Internet service), electronics, appliances, CDs, DVDs, furniture, jewelry, plastics, paper products, school supplies, fuel/gas/petrol, cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, vehicle repair and maintenance, road and bridge tolls, use of sports/training/athletic facilities and events, building materials, professional tax/accounting services, artwork, recently constructed buildings (excluding primary residence).0 i% |" e; m4 w/ S7 Y' v
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13 percent – Food at the supermarket and grocer (manavis), educational institutions, hospitals and clinics, social welfare organizations; food from eating establishments/cafes/pastry shops,* ready-made or prepared meals/sandwiches from cafes, catering services, fast food and delivery, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, snack bars**; non-carbonated water without flavoring or sugar, non-alcoholic beverages consumed on premises of eating/drinking establishment**, fresh baked goods and pastry from bakeries, eyeglasses, transport tickets (ferry, bus, train), electricity (DEH), natural gas, water (EYDAP); tickets for movies, concerts, circuses, zoos, exhibitions and other cultural events; equipment to serve the disabled, repairs on older homes (plumber, electrician, painters).: e$ I# G* K! s0 b2 F
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**From August 1-December 31, 2013 1 A4 ~8 I# h9 m$ y3 `: v - b: t: e5 f/ y& T- q$ z" C. X5 l6.5 percent — Books, magazines, newspapers, theater tickets, pharmaceuticals, hotel accommodation, self-contained apartment rentals and camping services. s" ^# {) j% K
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March 3, 2010: First round of austerity measures include a 10 percent tax increase on March 15. ( K0 v- D. G3 l% ~: c$ _ * S7 R, ?0 s! m1 u+ o+ t1 TMarch 15, 2010: VAT raised to 21 percent, 10 percent and 5 percent. 5 Q6 G+ B, b% k $ U0 [: l* l" I, @5 GMay 2, 2010: In order to receive an IMF-EU bailout worth 110 million to help Greece meet debt obligations, a second round of austerity measures removed tax exemptions from a number of professions and imposed an additional 10 percent on all tax rates starting July 1. Three days later, three innocents die when Marfin Bank is firebombed.: y) w/ N* j' e& m; K3 L' O/ U
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November 18, 2010: Third round of austerity measures was drafted to increase VAT on January 1, 2011 from 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent, 11 percent to 13 percent, leaving 23 percent ‘as is,’ then moving luxury goods in the 11 percent bracket to 23 percent, and pharmaceuticals and tourism services to 6.5 percent. Rates for the Aegean Islands will be hikes from 4 percent to 5 percent, and 8 percent to 9 percent. Tax on tobacco products will increase by 10-20 percent. This was done after Eurostat revised Greece’s 2009 deficit to 15.4 percent of GDP and IMF/EU auditors determined Greece had not met its commitments, per the terms of the bailout.: E& y* T4 |5 ]0 Z5 [ C3 R
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2 u7 J c) k7 h9 F6 gMay 31, 2011: Greece, EU, IMF reportedly agreed to lower VAT from 23 percent to 20 percent, and 13 percent to 10 percent — Reuters/Imerisia. However, the measures passed in principle on June 9 have been revised several times and nthing has been finalized. $ L4 r1 T- c( t5 `$ y) G% I + {- i8 S8 S5 a) e1 ?August 28, 2011: Ministry considers doing away with 30 percent discounted VAT rates on Mykonos, Paros, Santorini and Rhodes, where residents are often wealthy and tax evasion is rampant. Scenarios to lower the high rate of 23 percent to 19 percent have also been discussed. — Ta Nea . S0 F J4 D2 A; m1 A- V; U : g, d ^0 O7 a* h- D7 V" }, TSeptember 1, 2011: All non-alcoholic beverages purchased anywhere are taxed at 23 percent instead of 13 percent, except plain table water. All ready-made, prepared or packaged meals bought anywhere outside of an educational institution or hospital are also taxed 23 percent. For an explanation, see “Food and drink taxed 23 percent in Greece.” % t- _! A$ l/ b. {$ k6 {8 r' g* q; I
July 17, 2013: PM announces that so-called restaurant tax would be lowered to 13 percent for a fixed period from August 1 to December 31, under a conditional agreement with the IMF-EU. If tax evasion continues, VAT will again be raised to 23 percent on January 1, 2014. — Reuters, Naftemporiki- L$ h' p3 g, i) v- D5 G& D+ v" n
2 q" l5 |6 C# h) ~August 1, 2013: Tax on ready-made/take-away food from cafes, clubs, hotels and restaurants lowered to 13 percent. Lower rate also applies to non-alcoholic beverages consumed on premises, but not take away/delivery. 4 Q5 v0 S+ |/ f+ S8 G - o8 {- B* ?$ I1 K5 c% lDecember 1, 2014: Greece offers to raise VAT in exchange for IMF/EU bailout payments. — Reuters( C- u2 E, X% Q
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j6 f# e7 D" g) O; B* y 9 E8 n/ h, V. k- E. y, ?( Y! w& e5 C r" Y) p$ [7 k 作者: sitan 时间: 2015-7-2 01:28
现在奇普拉斯每几个小时就又一张新牌打出来，完全看不出牌路。欧盟方的回应是坚定的，而且都是预料之中的反应。可能要事件过去了，回头看这段时间双方博弈，才会真正体会都是怎么回事。作者: 面朝大海 时间: 2015-7-2 04:52
支持希腊人民作者: fcboliver 时间: 2015-7-2 05:14
成王败寇。失败者在这个现实的社会中没有发言权。作者: opensrc 时间: 2015-7-2 06:27
其实问题的关键是希腊有钱人偷税漏税太厉害了，加增值税啥的都只是敲边鼓。希腊人民总体上从加入欧元得到的好处非常有限，却把家当赔上了。我也在好奇，希腊借的这些钱都到哪里去了？！