I am greek. In the real estate business. I have no debt or loans, always living well within my means. For last year, I payed 90% of my true income in taxes. I am, basically, being murdered. 'Nough said.
When you hear about, or say, "greeks don't pay their taxes", you should also get informed about how much that taxation really is. That's extremely difficult, even for someone living here. To give the slightest of many examples, you may read that income from real estate is taxed with 33%. That's true, but it glosses over ~30 more "small" taxes on real estate, and many other general laws that affect it. ..You read "I don't pay my taxes of 33%", my what-really-happened, extremely simple, just did a division, calculation, is 90%. ..Have a good day. Cause I'm having bad years.
When you hear about, or say, "greeks don't pay their taxes", you should also get informed about how much that taxation really is. That's extremely difficult, even for someone living here. To give the slightest of many examples, you may read that income from real estate is taxed with 33%. That's true, but it glosses over ~30 more "small" taxes on real estate, and many other general laws that affect it. ..You read "I don't pay my taxes of 33%", my what-really-happened, extremely simple, just did a division, calculation, is 90%. ..Have a good day. Cause I'm having bad years.