Gov't refutes minister's claim on 12-tranche tax payment

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday shot down claims by Alternate Labor Minister Rania Antonopoulou of taxes being payable in 12 installments, saying that no such measure is on the table.
Antonopoulou backed reports in Wednesday's media that the government is considering the online payment of taxes in 12 tranches, adding in an interview to Thessaloniki's state Praktoreio FM radio that the Finance Ministry has already commissioned a study to this end and its conclusions would become known this month. She did not reveal when the system would start applying.
A couple of hours later, however, an informal statement from the Finance Ministry rebuffed Antonopoulou's claims, saying that "today's media reports about the payment of taxes in 12 installments do not correspond to reality."
It added that the ministry is constantly looking for measures and regulations that can...