Haris Theoharis
Theoharis quits Potami, to continue as independent MP
To Potami deputy Haris Theoharis, the former general secretary for public revenues, revealed Tuesday that he is leaving the centrist party to continue as an independent MP.
In a letter to Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis, Theoharis said that he had become disillusioned with the party and felt that it is not providing the voters that supported it with "something new."
Omnibus bill passes through committees, to be presented in Parliament on Thursday
Following marathon discussions, the majority of articles and clauses of the omnibus bill of prior actions as part of Greece’s bailout deal with international creditors passed through. The bill will be presented to Greek Parliament’s plenary at 1 p.m. and will be voted late on Friday.
Varoufakis wanted to charter the return to the drachma step by step
Sources state that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ preparations for the drachma were built up step-by-step. Centrist Potami deputy Haris Theoharis said that Varoufakis plan for a return to the drachma had been on the table from the outset and he told Proto Thema that he still has his doubts as to whether efforts for the return of the old currency have been scrapped altogether.
Transfers that are obviously legal will be exempt from the 26 pct tax
Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani (right) made on Friday two significant changes to the controversial regulation introduced in Parliament regarding a 26 percent provisional tax on corporate transactions with firms in countries of «privileged tax status,» such as Cyprus and Bulgaria.
Greece struggles to make debt math work amid bailout standoff
By Nikos Chrysoloras, Rebecca Christie & Vassilis Karamanis
As talks over the disbursement of bailout funds for Greece drag on into their seventh consecutive month, the deadlock threatens to pull the country back into a recession this quarter, or even a possible default within weeks.
Top tax collector in Greece faces task of restoring confidence
Nikos Chrysoloras & Eleni Chrepa
Katerina Savvaidou, nominated Greece’s top tax collector, has her job cut out for her.
First prior actions to be completed by end-June
Hardouvelis tells Eurogroup peers that reform effort is ongoing
Greece has committed itself to the immediate fulfillment of some prior actions required for the disbursement of the next bailout sub-tranches, the head of the Eurogroup stated on Thursday following a meeting of the council of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg.
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EWG seeks autonomy of tax mechanism
By Vassilis Ziras
Greeces representative at the Euro Working Group found himself at the receiving end of strong criticism on Friday for the governments role in the departure of Haris Theoharis from the post of general secretary for public revenues.
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Praise and warnings in IMF report
Fund concerned about reform fatigue, insists on extending measures, puts unpopular issues on the table
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Official’s departure leads to tax system disruption
Taxpayers trying to submit their annual income tax declarations or seek papers regarding their tax data were frustrated over the weekend as procedures were suspended in the wake of the forced resignation of the Finance Ministrys general secretary for public revenues, Haris Theoharis, last Thursday.