{"id":49933,"date":"2024-01-08T09:45:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T09:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/EpidosisBlog\/?p=49933"},"modified":"2024-01-08T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:13:18","slug":"epidosis-legal-corporate-services-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/en\/epidosis-legal-corporate-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The meaning of taxation today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49933\" class=\"elementor elementor-49933 elementor-49932\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a443e0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a443e0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f645fa4\" data-id=\"f645fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9bb6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b9bb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">When incomes come from various sources and are taxed unequally, distortions occur in the economy. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a7239 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a7239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Resources are not directed towards the most productive activities but rather towards those that artificially create opportunities. In our country, there has been discriminatory treatment for decades between salaried workers and independent professionals. This happens not because of more favorable tax terms for freelancers but because it is easier to conceal their activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a965d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4a965d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This inequality in state treatment leads to a higher participation of self-employment in the Greek economy compared to other European countries. This structure negatively affects public finances, competitiveness, and the trade balance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s proposals to combat tax evasion focus on imposing a minimum tax based on objective income criteria. However, legitimate concerns about justice and side effects must be taken into account.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9081e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9081e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BLOG_B_090124_Epidosis.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BLOG_B_090124_Epidosis.png 1000w, https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BLOG_B_090124_Epidosis-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BLOG_B_090124_Epidosis-768x356.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8941af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8941af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the measure is implemented, it is important <strong>important to avoid incentives for withdrawal from the labor market <\/strong>and to address different professional groups fairly and equitably. A framework of simple and systematic rules is necessary to reduce overall tax evasion in the economy and encourage growth.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Overall, there must be <strong>a cohesive approach aimed at creating an environment that benefits the economy<\/strong>by reducing the informal sector and encouraging <strong>organized, productive, and transparent work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2ae028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2ae028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-634c93e\" data-id=\"634c93e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15f923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15f923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: GothamGRMedium, sans-serif, \"Proxima Nova\", sans-serif; 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