The latest “peculiar” scenarios involving the leftist Greek government’s “tax safari” reportedly claim a “luxury tax on expensive holidays”.
If the unconfirmed reports hold any substance, they would, of course, affect local taxpayers.
According to reports on Sunday, such a prospect would be tabled in negotiations with EZ creditors, ostensibly in a bid to allay pressure by lenders to increase VAT rates in Greece’s island destinations – which currently enjoy lower rates.
Wednesday’s urgent EuroWorking Group meeting, via teleconference, will probably decide whether such a “class-based” tax is real or not. Top island destinations and five-star hotel stays are, according to unconfirmed sources, under the “tax man’s” microscope.