Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry's draft law "Measures to curb tax evasion" was approved by a majority vote in principle and on the articles on Thursday evening. It passed with the votes of 158 lawmakers for against 140 against. 

Türk Telekom is holding talks with a foreign company for an investment to develop new generation technologies, said Ümit Önal, its CEO.

This will mark a significant foreign direct investment and those tech products will be exported, Önal told a group of journalists without naming the potential foreign partner. But he said that the investment plans will be made public in two months.

Parliament has voted into law a Finance Ministry bill on measures to restrict tax evasion that introduces new regulations for freelancers and the self-employed.

All 158 MPs from ruling New Democracy voted for the bill in principle, while 140 voted against it.

Main opposition SYRIZA, PASOK and the Communist Party had requested roll-call votes in specific articles.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday defended the new tax bill prepared by the Finance Ministry, which introduces new rules for self-employed professionals, characterizing it as a "significant social justice reform."

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will address the Greek parliamentary plenary at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, during the debate on the National Economy and Finance Ministry's new bill on "Measures to Restrict Tax Evasion," introducing new regulations for self-employed professionals.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will address the Greek parliament plenary on Wednesday, during the debate on the Finance Ministry's new bill on Measures to restrict tax evasion, introducing new regulations for freelancers and the self-employed.

In the wake of the high-profile arrest of Turkish influencer Dilan Polat and her husband on charges of money laundering and tax evasion, the Treasury and Finance Ministry has established a team to investigate social media figures.

The move comes as authorities intensify efforts to combat financial crimes within the influencer community.

The details of the electronic database used by the National Economy and Finance Ministry to design the new taxation system for professionals and processed by Kathimerini are particularly revealing.

Freelancers are planning a large protest rally at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in front of Parliament in downtown Athens to voice their opposition to legislation aimed at cracking down on tax evasion. 

The National Economy and Finance Ministry is giving taxpayers who want to close any tax cases pending in the courts with favorable terms and summary procedures the chance to do so, by extending the operation of the out-of-court resolution committee for tax disputes.