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Not Greek, but here's an economics Stackexchange question which handles this: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/27662/do-greeks-evade-taxes-by-not-f
by pure-awesome 7y ago
Not Greek, but here's an economics Stackexchange question which handles this:
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/27662/do-greeks-evade-taxes-by-not-finishing-their-houses https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/27662/do-greeks...
tl;dr of the accepted answer: It's not for tax evasion, it's to make later expansion cheaper. They don't count as "Unfinished buildings". If the house has power (empty or not), or someone lives inside (with or without electrical power), the owner must pay the full 100% of the normal property taxes.
- orestis 7y agoCan confirm -- people (used to) build apartments with extensions in mind, so you would get a permit and plans for a 3-story building, then only build the first two floors. The third floor would then be built 10 years later for children/grandchildren. Greek private citizens are still very allergic to getting huge loans, land ownership is still very fragmented, and tall tower blocks are virtually impossible due to earthquake activity and permit limitations.