Her role tax policy for the promotion of development and social welfare emphasized the deputy minister of National Economy and FinanceGiorgos Kotsiras, speaking at the 9th Economic Conference of the Hellenic Businessmen’s Association.
Mr. Kotsiras he pointed out, first of all, the progress that has been made in the Greek economy during the last six years and emphasized that, in today’s “geopolitical and economic environment of increased insecurity”, Greece is a “pillar of stability”. This result is, as he said, the product of the hard work of citizens and businesses and the responsible policy implemented in recent years, which aims to strengthen entrepreneurship and social cohesion.
Particularly at the level of taxation, there has been “tremendous progress”, with aim one tax system more friendly to the citizen and the businessman, noted the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance and referred in particular to the reduction of taxes, the provision of incentives to strengthen innovation, the codification and simplification of procedures, the use of digital technology and the limitation of tax evasion and smuggling.
Kotsiras: The tax administration is becoming more efficient, the service to citizens is improving
As Mr. Kotsiras pointed out: “The tax administration becomes more efficient, the service to citizens and businesses improvesadministrative costs are reduced and tax evasion is limited. Stable public revenues are ensured for the exercise of social and development policy and the relationship of trust between the state and the citizen is strengthened.”
In this context, the “Tax reform for the demographic and the middle class” bill, which will be voted on tomorrow in the Plenary Session of the Parliament and which includes the announcements of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair, is included in this context. The Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance spoke of a “tax cut”, of “coordinated and methodical tax reduction“, with an emphasis on strengthening the family and young people, dealing with the housing crisis and supporting the Greek region. At the same time, the tax reform has, as he said, national targeting, offering incentives for investments in the defense sector.
«Greece has achieved an undoubtedly spectacular recovery, inspires confidence and offers perspective. We want our tax policy to act as a driver of development and social welfare. We rely on the fiscal stability that we have achieved with a lot of effort and we want to create an environment even more friendly to entrepreneurship, with stable rules and targeted incentives for investments, with a view to improving the daily life of citizens and ensuring a “more stable and improved standard of living” for the coming years, Mr. Kotsiras noted, concluding.