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Greece currently has one standard rate of 23 percent and two reduced rates of 13 percent and 6.5 percent. On all islands except Crete, there is a 30 percent reduction in VAT rates, which are 16 percent, 9 percent, 5 percent. / m7 s5 N6 y8 n# Z! ]8 L2 J 9 [' D; G& c( g6 P2 [+ z23 percent — Clothes, shoes, cleaning products and detergents, alcohol/wine, non-alcoholic beverages (carbonated/flavored water, ready-made coffee/tea/hot chocolate, fruit/vegetable juice, sport drinks, granita, smoothie)*, except those consumed on premise of eating/drinking establishments**; ready-made or prepared meals/sandwiches from cafes, catering services, fast food and delivery, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, snack bars*; products, toiletries, barber and hair salon services, telecommunications (mobile/cell, land line, Internet service), electronics, appliances, CDs, DVDs, furniture, jewelry, plastics, paper products, school supplies, fuel/gas/petrol, cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, vehicle repair and maintenance, road and bridge tolls, use of sports/training/athletic facilities and events, building materials, professional tax/accounting services, artwork, recently constructed buildings (excluding primary residence). 4 ^1 R5 c2 X8 F+ L8 `& |0 \, n+ F: @. r, _" f
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- w7 X7 N& p8 I( y13 percent – Food at the supermarket and grocer (manavis), educational institutions, hospitals and clinics, social welfare organizations; food from eating establishments/cafes/pastry shops,* ready-made or prepared meals/sandwiches from cafes, catering services, fast food and delivery, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, snack bars**; non-carbonated water without flavoring or sugar, non-alcoholic beverages consumed on premises of eating/drinking establishment**, fresh baked goods and pastry from bakeries, eyeglasses, transport tickets (ferry, bus, train), electricity (DEH), natural gas, water (EYDAP); tickets for movies, concerts, circuses, zoos, exhibitions and other cultural events; equipment to serve the disabled, repairs on older homes (plumber, electrician, painters). * X9 I8 x" t1 v, A% v" O2 k3 q5 p7 u/ `
*As of September 1, 2011 ( U# z) c% @! u**From August 1-December 31, 2013 1 B" g) P, ]3 R. \& H! h9 K9 J$ U5 f6 X& c7 Q! I+ s 6.5 percent — Books, magazines, newspapers, theater tickets, pharmaceuticals, hotel accommodation, self-contained apartment rentals and camping services.! G8 d1 v# K$ \- T
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Timeline of VAT/ΦΠΑ in Greece " h% O6 M$ z: @. W: L; d F N
December 29, 2009: Government considers upping VAT to 21 percent before the IMF and EU aid are mentioned. " A0 L1 \& L9 n) ]$ A0 g: D) m( o( S. J* F
January 13, 2010: Greek PM announced that the poor will be spared, no VAT increase.+ W) a5 y2 M+ [# }
+ [! n/ ?% k+ z5 `" }! yMarch 3, 2010: First round of austerity measures include a 10 percent tax increase on March 15.( h h! j! B6 Z% S" i$ c2 g
2 k$ O4 Z. j6 T' H8 Y6 W, F' Z7 KMarch 15, 2010: VAT raised to 21 percent, 10 percent and 5 percent.$ S* P0 v; ]& Z
! r% j7 f2 w! t" K7 E* CMay 2, 2010: In order to receive an IMF-EU bailout worth 110 million to help Greece meet debt obligations, a second round of austerity measures removed tax exemptions from a number of professions and imposed an additional 10 percent on all tax rates starting July 1. Three days later, three innocents die when Marfin Bank is firebombed.2 P8 x* t" t( d' `4 R3 U" ~6 g
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June 2010: Inflation hits 13-year high on VAT hikes (Kathimerini), and multinationals like Coca-Cola mull leaving Greece for a friendlier business environment (Kathimerini). $ s4 X: A- O3 B& H; o) S* ` * _: `0 B$ j- u/ gJuly 1, 2010: New VAT rates of 23 percent, 11 percent and 5.5 percent take effect. - i# A* u+ @* U/ ]2 ~ ! o" H# \# N6 F2 L2 xNovember 18, 2010: Third round of austerity measures was drafted to increase VAT on January 1, 2011 from 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent, 11 percent to 13 percent, leaving 23 percent ‘as is,’ then moving luxury goods in the 11 percent bracket to 23 percent, and pharmaceuticals and tourism services to 6.5 percent. Rates for the Aegean Islands will be hikes from 4 percent to 5 percent, and 8 percent to 9 percent. Tax on tobacco products will increase by 10-20 percent. This was done after Eurostat revised Greece’s 2009 deficit to 15.4 percent of GDP and IMF/EU auditors determined Greece had not met its commitments, per the terms of the bailout.0 \# i) j- s- e4 ~
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: ? J# A$ I5 l" m+ D* bJanuary 1, 2011: New VAT rates of 23 percent, 13 percent and 6.5 percent take effect, according to law 3899/2010. Aegean Islands 16 percent, 9 percent, 5 percent.$ M, K1 z5 z; v: j7 ?( a3 d
2 \4 f2 U5 Y* d7 k2 dMarch 28, 2011: Fourth round of austerity measures could include an added tax on soft drinks and an end to the 30 percent discount enjoyed by the Aegean islands. 7 `/ h# S8 U6 R) K& c3 L% Z3 @ % P; _" i/ }% m$ kMay 31, 2011: Greece, EU, IMF reportedly agreed to lower VAT from 23 percent to 20 percent, and 13 percent to 10 percent — Reuters/Imerisia. However, the measures passed in principle on June 9 have been revised several times and nthing has been finalized.( B/ _* U+ s& \+ h! M/ s/ J$ F
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August 28, 2011: Ministry considers doing away with 30 percent discounted VAT rates on Mykonos, Paros, Santorini and Rhodes, where residents are often wealthy and tax evasion is rampant. Scenarios to lower the high rate of 23 percent to 19 percent have also been discussed. — Ta Nea $ N# K# t# j1 c! G6 }0 m L! B$ a) N4 F( ~
September 1, 2011: All non-alcoholic beverages purchased anywhere are taxed at 23 percent instead of 13 percent, except plain table water. All ready-made, prepared or packaged meals bought anywhere outside of an educational institution or hospital are also taxed 23 percent. For an explanation, see “Food and drink taxed 23 percent in Greece.”$ u3 ~, d7 m- S; O5 J' ?
- k, `9 `& \, ~) ^: I6 SJuly 17, 2013: PM announces that so-called restaurant tax would be lowered to 13 percent for a fixed period from August 1 to December 31, under a conditional agreement with the IMF-EU. If tax evasion continues, VAT will again be raised to 23 percent on January 1, 2014. — Reuters, Naftemporiki0 q. v- v& R5 Y/ n1 r6 j
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August 1, 2013: Tax on ready-made/take-away food from cafes, clubs, hotels and restaurants lowered to 13 percent. Lower rate also applies to non-alcoholic beverages consumed on premises, but not take away/delivery. t1 A% @: y# t# ~
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December 1, 2014: Greece offers to raise VAT in exchange for IMF/EU bailout payments. — Reuters- x& ~3 y+ g* m& W% C