- Greece has significantly reduced its VAT gap from 29% in 2017 to 11.4% in 2023, a 61% reduction.
- This 17.6 percentage-point decrease is the largest among EU member-states.
- Greece was among nine EU countries to further reduce the VAT gap between 2022-2023, with the sixth largest annual decrease.
- Greece ranks among the four EU countries with the lowest VAT gap due to fraud by missing traders.
- Preliminary estimates for 2024 indicate the VAT gap will drop further to 9%.
Source: ekathimerini.com
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