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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-15
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[01] SYRIZA leader on Mt. Athos
[01] SYRIZA leader on Mt. Athos
Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) parliamentary alliance leader
Alekos Alavanos on Monday called for an immediate and full
administrative and tax audit on the Mt. Athos monasteries, in
statements to the press before a meeting of the alliance's
parliamentary group.
He further called for administrative audit and tansprarency on State
properties.
Alavanos also reiterted his proposal that a parliamentary
fact-finding commission be set up to look into the Mt. Athos
monastery of Vatopedi.
He added that SYRIZA intended, within the week, to table a draft law
in parliament that would abolish older laws exempting Mt. Athos from
real estate taxes, and amendement of the law passed in 2004 under
the PASOK government by virtue of which taxation of Church revenues
was abolished, and called for abolition of a 2005 law passed under
the New Democracy government under which monasteries and churches
are exempt from taxes on properties that are rented out for
commercial use.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of SYRIZA leader Alekos Alavanos
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