On November 22, taxi drivers announced a 24-hour strike

24-hour strike on Wednesday, November 22, taxi drivers respond to the government’s bill on taxation of self-employed and freelancers, taxing them with conditional income and tax evader.

It should be noted that other sections of the self-employed and freelancers may also take part in the strike on Wednesday, such as merchants and scholars. In a statement published on last weekthe Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (ΣΑΤΑ) noted that “The government pointedly ignores all the arguments of freelancers and the self-employed and continues to implement the Pisarides plan, turning a blind eye to the actions of multinational companies and large business groups.”

ΣΑΤΑ states that the bill is a chronicle of the predicted death for small and medium-sized businesses; the government has set itself the goal of depriving all freelancers and self-employed people of work. With the help of the announced measures it will put 750,000 workers out of work because they are considered tax evaders. And they boast about the 600 million that the state will gain from these measures, writes CNN Greece.

ΣΑΤΑ rejects the shameful tax bill and calls on taxi drivers to fight for tomorrow:

“What are they telling us? That out of the 200 billion Greek GDP, tax evasion is about 600 million and with this bill they are nullifying it? SHAME. Why don’t you apply the same tactics to large corporations and multinationals like Uber? Why are you giving them tax immunity, Mr. Hatzidakis? Why do you allow them to make profits in our country and not pay a cent? The answer is simple. Because they are partners of the government, not of the Greek people.”

As we reported earlier, the authorities intend to increase the non-taxable minimum to 10,000 euros for self-employed professionals and private entrepreneurs, without reducing the tax level from 9% (to 10,000 thousand euros). In this case, income tax will be charged, even if it is less than 10,000, at a rate of 22%. Considering that many self-employed and private entrepreneurs do not actually have such income, this decision will significantly increase the tax burden and will lead to the liquidation of the activities of many tens, if not hundreds of thousands of self-employed and professionals. Against the backdrop of galloping inflation and a sharp drop in the standard of living of the population, this could become a tragedy for hundreds of thousands of Greek residents.

The Conservative government introduced the bill into parliament on Tuesday.

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