Pappas: SYRIZA Is Calling for Zero VAT on Basic Goods for Six Months

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SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance is calling for the application of a zero VAT rate for six months on basic food, medicines and baby products, arguing that the significant increase in tax revenues and the exceeding of primary surplus targets create room for substantial interventions to support households. Read here ⇛

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In detail, what he says: "The data shows that the state collects much more from taxation, while the government predicts primary surpluses significantly higher than its initial targets," emphasizes Nikos Pappas, head of the Finance Department of the Greek National Congress and secretary of the Central Committee of SYRIZA-PS, in a statement on the occasion of the data on the execution of the Budget. "Until September alone, it collected 2.5 billion…

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Nikos Pappas emphasizes that the state collects increased taxes through VAT and asks the government to utilize the revenues with a social dividend. SYRIZA proposes zeroing VAT on basic goods and reducing it on islands.