Campaign to crack down on tax evasion focuses on tourists

A new campaign has been launched by the Greek tax authorities to encourage tourists to make payments with credit or debit cards during their holidays in the country - and to always ask for a receipt.

The "Apodixi Please" campaign of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR), known as AADE in Greek, is being promoted on posters and online (www.aade.gr/apodixi).

"Welcome to Greece! We would like to inform you about your consumer rights. All hotels, restaurants and shops are obliged to accept debit/credit cards. You are not obliged to pay if you don't get a receipt. So ask to pay by card. Ask for a receipt," the posters read. "It's so simple to say it in Greek: 'Apodixi, please.'"

Restaurants, bars, cafes, minimarkets, stores and other businesses that provide goods or services (with a few exceptions, such as taxi drivers and kiosks) are obliged to have...