Fee

The reactions of foreign tourism organizations to the recent measures taken by the Greek government for the sector, and in particular to the increase in the climate crisis resilience fee and the imposition of a cruise fee, are taking an institutional form.

A draft law that abolishes the Stamp Duty on more than 600 transactions and introduces a Digital Transaction Fee for transactions where the related charge remains, explicitly defined in the law, has been put up for public consultation until Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 11:00 PM.

The main changes include the following:

Banks are considering replacing fees for each transaction with monthly fees that will vary according to the package the customers use.

More expensive packages will come with more benefits, but, in any case, are planned to cost no more than 10 euros per month.

Bill payments and money transfers account for the vast majority of electronic transactions currently subject to a fee.

In Parliament the amendment for POS - Activation of the monthly circulation fees from 1 May

The Greek Finance Ministry will table legislation within the next two weeks halving the fees for POS transactions, MInister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday.

The Trade Ministry has imposed hefty fines on several restaurants and cafes over adding service charges without visibly displaying them on price lists and informing customers.

Private schools in Türkiye have set jaw-dropping registration fees for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year, rivaling prestigious institutions around the world, such as Oxford, Harvard and Yale.

Turkish restaurants are facing a growing problem of customers making reservations and then not showing up, and to combat this issue, the industry is considering implementing a prepayment system for reservations, a sector representative has announced.

In a move that will affect millions of Bulgarian mobile users, major telecom operators A1, Vivacom, and Yettel have announced significant increases in their monthly subscription fees, starting March 1st. The decision comes amid growing concerns over the rising costs of telecommunications services and the impact on consumers' wallets.

The municipality of Kyustendil published an online map, including paid parking spaces and instructions for their usage. In actuality, the implementation of the "Blue Zone" was already initiated in the past, after a decision approved by the Municipal Council in 2016 and confirmed in 2022, but it has not been activated until now. The parking fee will amount to 1 lev per hour (0.50 euros).