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ECONOMY
-The Greek government is proceeding with the imposition of an additional tax at a rate of 15% on multinational companies and subsidiaries operating in Greece with annual revenues exceeding 750 million euros. The draft law will be submitted to the Parliament in the first 10 days of March, Kathimerini reported.
-The state budget balance presented a surplus of 1,093 million euros in January, compared to a target of a deficit of 82 million euros that has been incorporated for the same period of 2024 in the 2024 budget introductory report and a surplus of 1,480 million euros for the same period of 2023, according to the finance ministry.
TOURISM
-Athens has developed into a booming 12-month tourism destination. American visitors to the Greek capital per annum have more than doubled since 2019 to reach 1 million, followed by the British (687,000), Germans (478,000), French (462,000) and Italians (410,000), while 150,000 travelers came in 2023 from Australia and 95,000 from China, according to the 19th Athens-Attica Visitor Satisfaction Survey conducted in 2023 by the Athens-Attica and Argosaronic Hotel Association (EXAAA) and GBR Consulting on Athens hotels, in collaboration with Athens International Airport (AIA).
-From the beginning of February 2024 to the end of October, the Millennium-class ‘Celebrity Infinity’ will depart and return to Piraeus, making a variety of 7- to 11-night itineraries to Greek destinations such as Thessaloniki, Volos, Nafplion, Mykonos or Santorini, Istanbul and Kusadasi in Turkey and Limassol in Cyprus, Naftemporiki reported.
