New arrears by households, businesses to Greek tax bureau reach 2.312 in Q1 2021

New tax arrears by households and businesses in the first quarter of the year reached 2.312 billion euros, with the worst part of the Covid-19 pandemic recording during the period, which witnessed a partial lockdown throughout the country.

Of the figure, 684 million euros are arrears from March 2021.

In a breakdown of the total Q1 figure for arrears, 2,164 billion euros are unpaid taxes by households and businesses.

Out of a total population of roughly 11 million people in the country, more than 3.99 million owe a sum to the tax bureau, which may range from a two-digit figure to tens of millions of euros in arrears dating back decades – and now considered and uncollectable. More than 1.85 million taxpayers have received administrative decisions allowing the tax bureau to seize bank accounts or skim salaries up to the amount owed.