One in three debtors in and out of pay plans

Debts amounting to only 5.5 billion euros have been settled by debtors with dues to the tax authorities, while the total overdue balance exceeds €107 billion. According to the data of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), 608,000 taxpayers and businesses have 850,625 active arrangements, with the total amount due amounting to €5.5 billion.

Those who usually settle their debts are taxpayers with small debts of up to €10,000 euros, who essentially choose 12 or 24 installments to repay their income tax or Single Property Tax (ENFIA).

Among the debtors there are also approximately 250,000 taxpayers who are in and out of arrangements, as they either cannot comply with them or they aim to receive tax information from the state or they regulate income tax and real estate tax on an annual basis. Specifically, the highest percentage of total settled debts (23.8%...