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Greek Health Minister non-stop: poll tax to the poor patients

March 2, 2014 Society 2

This man wants definitely to put a poll levy to every one who walks or crawls, has fever or high blood tension. Greece’s (un)health minister Adonis Georgiadis announced that a 5-euro fee will have to be paid for doctors visits at the new national health care system (PEDY). Geordiadis justified …

Greek insured to pay one euro per prescription as of Jan 8/2014

January 8, 2014 Society Comments Off on Greek insured to pay one euro per prescription as of Jan 8/2014

A new tax, a new poll levy. As of today, 8th January 2014, Greek insured will be obliged to pay one euro per prescription they will redeem at the pharmacies. The euro-levy will go for the National Health Care system EOPYY. According to health ministry, excepted from the poll levy …

“Bahalo”: State decisions plague the already troubled Greek citizen

May 26, 2013 Economy 8

Bahalo (Μπάχαλο) is a nice word. Greeks use it many times per day. In fact, they say “Bahalo” every time they contact a public service or they watch news on television. Bahalo – accent on the first syllable – means bloody mess, chaos and big confussion. It literally gives the …

Greek municipality raises “Entombment Right” fee

December 21, 2012 Economy Comments Off on Greek municipality raises “Entombment Right” fee

This news should be place in the category “Macabre Christmas Presents”. Several hundreds residents of Paiania municipality in the Kilkis prefecture, North-EastE Greece, were shocked to receive bills with the indication “Entombment Right”. The municipality was asking them to pay a fee of 10 euro + 1% interest rate per …

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