Nikoloudis

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

The government decided on Wednesday to offer amnesty to tax dodgers who have concealed incomes from the state on the condition they pay a one-off tax of 21 percent on that undeclared money ? be it in Greece or abroad.

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Undeclared deposits at banks in Greece and abroad can be legalized, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced on Tuesday after his meeting with Jacques de Watteville, state secretary in the Swiss Department of Finance, and Greek Minister of State for Combating Corruption Panayiotis Nikoloudis.

 State should collect 2.5 bln euros in taxes from dodgers who have 7 bln euros in banks, says Nikoloudis

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Parliament President called the Investigating Committee on Debt as one "for the truth and accountability to the Greek people and to society" in her opening speech during the procedure for the establishment of the committee at noon on Saturday.

"Our treasure proves to be but ashes" summed up the essence of statements on Friday by the relevant Greek minister in charge of fighting corruption, who plainly said it was "extremely difficult" to investigate various "lists" of alleged tax-evaders and off-shore companies.

The Minister of State for Combating Corruption Panayiotis Nikoloudis told Parliament on Friday that the so-called Lagarde List of Greek depositers with Swiss bank accounts, and a series of similar lists, were inadequate without further data if reliable insights into suspected tax evasion are to be gained.

Former conservative New Democracy (ND) finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis told private STAR on Monday that he was afraid of the situation in Greece in 2012 and took his money out of the country.

Conflict has broken out between the opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party and the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government concerning former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis money pumped abroad from his personal accounts.

By Stephen Grey

Greece's new anti-corruption minister is not a politician, but he is in tune with the new crusading mood.

International attention on Greece since the SYRIZA party took over has focused on the leftist government's fight against an austerity package imposed from abroad.

The government is preparing legislation to give the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) greater powers so it can impose penalties on tax evaders, while also offering suspects incentives to pay off their debts quickly, Kathimerini understands.