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the Greek shipowners sign a voluntary agreement that previews a doubling of the taxes to they loaded in order to support the economy of Athens
Attended deposits for 140 million euros regarding current the 75
July 19, 2013
Last night the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Theodore Veniamis, in representation of the Greek marine community, to the presence of the minister of Giannis Stournaras Finances, and the new minister of the Shipping, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, have undersigned a voluntary agreement of the duration three-year-old applied to all the ships of Greek property and Greek or foreign flag on the base of which, second the forecasts, will double the fiscal imposition at the expense of the Greek shipowning societies that, with this action, confirm the will of the marine community to support the national effort in order to stabilize the Greek economy.
Today, in a critical and difficult fiscal situation in Greece - it has evidenced the ministry of the Shipping in an official notice - this agreement confirmation the full will and the patriotic sense of the Greek marine community faces to contribute to the national objective of escape from the economic crisis.
Currently the number of the societies owners of a shipping company involved from the voluntary agreement is of 441, for a fleet total of 2.769 ships. Such number of ships declared from the navigation companies corresponds almost 90% of all the ships clappers Greek flag, while the quota ships of foreign flag operated by the Greek companies reaches 65%.
Currently it is estimated that the total value of the deposits of the taxes by the Greek marine community through the regime of the tonnage tax piles to 75 million euros and previews that, with the agreement, will reach a value anniversary of 140 million euros.
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Last night the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Theodore Veniamis, in representation of the Greek marine community, to the presence of the minister of Giannis Stournaras Finances, and the new minister of the Shipping, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, have undersigned a voluntary agreement of the duration three-year-old applied to all the ships of Greek property and Greek or foreign flag on the base of which, second the forecasts, will double the fiscal imposition at the expense of the Greek shipowning societies that, with this action, confirm the will of the marine community to support the national effort in order to stabilize the Greek economy.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
