Greek taxmen are under pressure to make a bigger contribution to easing the country's financial pain by collecting more money. The government is providing encouragement by cutting their numbers, salaries and closing 130 tax offices.
Tax evasion is a way of life in an economy riddled with abuses, discrimination and corruption but changing habits and culture represents one of the biggest headaches for a beleaguered government trying to climb a financial Olympus in flip-flops.
By Roland Gribben
Telegraph
