The state collected less than half of the revenues it was due to receive last year as it appeared unable to ensure that taxes and fines found their way to its coffers, according to a State Audit Council report submitted in the Greek Parliament this week.
The report showed that revenues due last year amounted to 110.79 billion euros, but the state collected just 51.99 billion euros, or 46.93 per cent.
This was due to direct and indirect taxes, whose collection rate came to 57.52 per cent, and non-tax revenues, of which only 9.58 percent was paid.
The amount of 110.79 billion euros due for 2012 included the balance carried over from 2011.
Direct and indirect tax revenues overdue from 2011 amounted to 55.3 billion euros, or 28.56 per cent of gross domestic product, up from 11.34 billion euros (or 25.79 per cent) from the previous year.
Source: ekathimerini
