Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-08-07

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] State revenues up in Jan-July

[01] State revenues up in Jan-July

State revenues increased by 11.1 percent in July compared with the corresponding period of 2006, the finance ministry announced.

The annual target is a 5.5-percent increase.

Additionally, VAT remittances increased by 9.8 percent during the same month, ahead of an annual target of 9.6 percent.

More importantly, state revenues reached 28.668 billion euros between Jan-July 2007 period, up from 27.293 billion euros during the first seven-month period of 2006, a 5-percent increase nearing the annual target of 5.5 percent.

Caption: A 2003 file photo shows a tax bureau office in the Athens district of Kallithea. ANA-MPA / P. KARATZIAS

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