Is there no end to the shameful behaviour of these tax-avoiding trough-snouters?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31619106
A former Greek finance minister has gone on trial accused of removing relatives' names from a list of HSBC bank account holders in Switzerland.
George Papaconstantinou allegedly tampered with the "Lagarde list", which named Greeks who may not have paid tax on all their income.
"I am innocent, your honour, I deny all the charges," he said
Well he would, wouldn't he?
He was expelled from the socialist Pasok party in 2012 after prosecutors said that three of his relatives had been deleted from the "Lagarde List".
The list, which contained the names of over 2,000 Greeks, was provided to the Greek government in 2010 by then French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is now head of the IMF.
"The Pasok government took no action after receiving the "Lagarde List" in 2010 and later claimed to have lost it."
Unbelievable.
Yes, I don't believe it for a second.
No wonder Greece is broke, if even the bosses and their families don't pay tax.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31619106
A former Greek finance minister has gone on trial accused of removing relatives' names from a list of HSBC bank account holders in Switzerland.
George Papaconstantinou allegedly tampered with the "Lagarde list", which named Greeks who may not have paid tax on all their income.
"I am innocent, your honour, I deny all the charges," he said
Well he would, wouldn't he?
He was expelled from the socialist Pasok party in 2012 after prosecutors said that three of his relatives had been deleted from the "Lagarde List".
The list, which contained the names of over 2,000 Greeks, was provided to the Greek government in 2010 by then French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is now head of the IMF.
"The Pasok government took no action after receiving the "Lagarde List" in 2010 and later claimed to have lost it."
Unbelievable.
Yes, I don't believe it for a second.
No wonder Greece is broke, if even the bosses and their families don't pay tax.