Greece: German know-how to tackle tax evasion

Greece has turned to a German state government to seek help to tackle tax evasion, AP announced today.

About 50 Greek tax officials will be trained by the Revenue Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia, where most successful action was conducted in persuading German citizens to repatriate capital they have hidden abroad to avoid taxation. This action resulted in 1 billion euros in extra revenue since 2010.

Norbert Walter-Borjans met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and signed an agreement for the exchange of data and know-how.

source: AP

This training mission could also involve recommendation on the prevention of cash register manipulation which North Rhine-Westphalia is known to be promoting:

GERMANY: a bill to end manipulation with cash registers

GREECE: Fake fiscal cash registers and data tempering