The real cause of Greek debt. Taxation and labour market distortions in Greece
Mitsopoulos, Michael ; Pelagidis, Theodore
Intereconomics. Review of European Economic Policy
2011
46
2
March - April
112-120
income tax ; labour market analysis ; public debt
Public finance and taxation
English
"Greece has the lowest public receipts of all the eurozone members, and this contributes significantly to the annual budget deficits and the extremely high level of public debt. The source of this shortfall is personal income taxation. The following article analyses the distortions in the labour market and in the taxation system which have led to this situation and points out where changes should be made."
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