Greece relies on labour, VAT and green taxes more than any EU member

EconomyFeatures Tags: EC, Taxes
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Photo by EC - Audiovisual Service

According to the European Commission’s Annual Report on Taxation 2026, Greece is currently balancing a high tax burden on labour with some of the most aggressive digital modernisation efforts in the eurozone.

A central theme for Greece in the latest report is the heavy burden placed on employment. In 2024, Greece recorded the highest Implicit Tax Rate (ITR) on labour in the entire European Union at 44.8%. This rate has increased by 3.4 percentage points sinc...

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