Ch. Staikouras: This year the statements have been made since March

From March, this year’s tax returns will be able to be submitted, according to what the Minister of Finance, Mr. Christos Staikouras, stated.

“We are already cooperating with the competent Deputy Minister Mr. Vesyropoulos and the Governor of AADE, so that not only internally AADE is ready to open the system from March but also all the competent bodies (EFKA, OPEKEPE, Hellenic Banking Association) very to quickly integrate the data in order to facilitate the work of the accountants and at the same time the citizens to continue to have the facilities in the installments of the last years “, said specifically the Minister of Finance, mentioned in an interview with the tax expert G. Christopoulos and the node” tax heaven ”How.

“This is the goal and there is a meeting next week with all these actors so that I can be absolutely sure that we will be in sync,” he added.

In relation to the measures that have been taken so far as well as the report of today’s announcements, he stressed that “the 2022 reserve for the pandemic is not endangered”

For VAT, there was an “exercise” of its reduction in specific basic goods and a large budgetary cost was identified and will be re-evaluated in the future depending on the evolution of inflation.

“We are looking for the fiscal space to perpetuate the reductions in insurance contributions and the abolition of the solidarity contribution in the private sector for after 2022,” he noted.

In connection with myDATA, he noted that the non-imposition of sanctions will continue, however, the contribution of the private sector is required for the success of this major reform, while he stated that time is not unlimited and efforts should be intensified utilizing the flexibility of 2021, knowing that at some point there will be obligation.

Regarding the signature limits of accountants-tax experts, he noted that it is an issue that will be discussed with Deputy Minister A. Vesyropoulos.