Athens International Airport does not pay taxes to municipalities

The municipalities of Rafina – Pikermi, Markopoulo-Spata and Artemida appealed to the Council of State asking for Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos run by German Hochtief to pay retroactively from 2008 municipal fees and taxes.

From 2008 no government wanted want to sign the relevant ministerial decision acting in favor of the financial interests of Hochtief. Therefore, municipalities could not collect the legitimate losing millions of euros over these years.

Municipalities argue that the tax exemption provided essentially by the State to the Elefterios Venizelos Airport constitutes state aid of monopoly character that sets the company in a privileged position while distorting the competition rules.