Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-10
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[01] Cross-check of transferred funds
[01] Cross-check of transferred funds
(ANA-MPA) -- The finance ministry on Thursday announced plans to check
the tax statements of individuals transferring sums from Greece to
banks abroad against the size of their bank deposits, in order to see
the amount of their savings is justified by the annual income they
declare.
Information Systems General Secretary Diomedes Spinellis said that the
finance ministry was now working with the Union of Greek Banks in order
to obtain the details of individuals that withdrew their savings from
Greek banks and sent them abroad.
Spinellis said the cross-check did not target those whose with savings
that could be justified by their declared income but only people
declaring a minimal annual income while having large sums in the bank.
He reported that 30 billion euro were withdrawn from Greek banks and
transferred to banks abroad during 2010. (ANA-MPA)
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