Transfer of responsibilities of DOU Chalkida – THE NEWS

In the wake of the corruption case at the DOU of Chalkida, the AADE is proceeding with a gradual transfer of responsibilities from the DOU of Chalkida to the corresponding centralized tax services of Attica, while maintaining services for citizens and businesses. The employees of the departments, whose responsibilities are transferred, will continue to work at the DOU Chalkida, being organizationally integrated into the staff of the corresponding special centers of Attica. The tax office will continue to operate in a new format, having Tax Registry and tax service departments, except for capital taxation.

The electronic auctions for concessions for the use of beaches and seashores are breaking the records. With business interest high, more than 1,200 online beach and foreshore concession auctions are expected this year, while 959 auctions have been posted to date. Of the completed auctions, 735 were “closed” with the awarding of the beach to those businesses that paid the highest price, while the rest were deemed barren and are scheduled to be re-auctioned in the next period. At the same time, there are also 6,500 active contracts that do not need to be re-auctioned until their lease period ends, but are governed by the same penalty and fine rules as those for new concessions. By decision of Kostis Hatzidakis, the procedure was extended until June 28 in order to gradually complete the remaining pending auctions. And the direct contracts of neighboring businesses, hotels that receive a direct lease without an auction are expected to be completed within 10 days.

The publication of the list of the names of the biggest debtors of the Tax Office and EFKA was postponed by one month, until the end of July. A decision signed by Deputy Ministers Haris Theocharis and Panos Tsakloglou stipulates that the list of big debtors will be posted on the electronic hub on July 31, 2024 instead of June 30, 2024. The lists are common for those who owe tax, customs and EFKA and list the total amount of debts each taxpayer. These include taxpayers and insured persons who have total overdue debts to the tax administration and the EFKA of more than 150,000 euros each and for a period of more than one year.

The Operational Collective Labor Agreement for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 was approved by the leadership of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and by the representatives of ELGA and sent to the Ministry of Finance for signature, which defines non-wage benefits, working conditions and other issues of regular employees, the Legal Counsel and the lawyers of the Agricultural Insurance Organization (ELGA). In total, non-salary benefits for nurseries, rewarding excellent children of employees, feeding costs and payment of an extraordinary benefit in the form of a gift voucher, amounting to 769,800 euros per year, are foreseen. The arrangements of the new Operational Collective Labor Agreement have retroactive effect from January 1, 2024 and are valid until December 31, 2026.

Italy is Greece’s largest trading partner in the EU, according to Eurostat intra-European trade data for 2023. 20% of Greece’s exports go to Italy, with Bulgaria and Germany following with around 12% each . Regarding imports, our country is the leading partner of Cyprus, as it is responsible for 1/3 of its total exports. Intra-European trade totaled around €4.135 trillion in 2023, down 2.4% from 2022. The top importer is Germany, which is in the top three partners of 25 EU countries, followed by Italy (10 countries) and France (9 countries).

Johnson & Johnson is being ordered to pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who sued the company for developing a deadly form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure from inhaling the company’s talcum powder. This verdict was reached by a court in Portland, USA. The Justice’s ruling comes as the company continues to seek a $6.48 billion settlement of lawsuits brought against it over the talcum powder case. The court’s decision is for compensation for both the plaintiff and her husband.