Eurozone crisis rolls on; Greece expand top tax bracket in urgent deficit-cutting drive

Greece readies tax change to fight crisis

ATHENS, Greece — Hopes that that Greece won’t be allowed to default on its crushing debt load weighed against fears the country’s crisis would spread through the 16-country euro zone, as the government worked Monday on a tax overhaul aimed at getting its deficit under control.

Portuguese vote against austerity plan to intensify market worries over Europe’s debt crisis

Europe’s debt crisis intensifies

BRUSSELS — Fears of another crisis spiral for the world economy deepened Friday after the Portuguese parliament defeated a government austerity plan, triggering renewed concern that the financial crisis in that country and in Greece could spread through the euro zone and spill across its borders.

Greek farmers scale back protest, easing pressure on crisis-plagued government

Greek farmers scale back protest

ATHENS, Greece — Prime Minister George Papandreou got a measure of relief Friday in his fight to curb Greece’s runaway deficit, as protesting farmers scaled back highway blockades in opposition to the government’s austerity measures.

Greek customs, tax officials strike over austerity program aimed at fixing debt crisis

Greek strike deepens debt crisis fears

ATHENS, Greece — Strikes in Greece and political wrangling in Portugal fed Europe’s government debt crisis on Thursday, amid concerns that leaders in Athens and Lisbon would not be able to push through unpopular austerity programs to tame their ballooning deficits.

Greek customs, tax officials start 48-hour strike over austerity program

Greek customs, tax officials on strike

ATHENS, Greece — Greek customs and tax officials walked off the job for 48 hours Thursday, in the first strike against a government austerity program designed to lift Greece out of a debt crisis that has shaken the entire European Union.

Constant change in Greek tax law confuses businesses, discouraging compliance and investment

Ever-changing Greek tax system a factor in crisis

Buzz on bailout as Greece, EU try to quash rumors, point to planned reforms

Greece, others, move to quash rumors about bailout

Greek Fin Min says country not seeking aid to pull debt-ridden economy out of crisis

Greece not seeking aid to plug debt hole

ATHENS, Greece — Greece is not seeking aid to pull its debt-ridden economy out of its worst fiscal crisis in decades, the finance minister said Thursday.

Greece approves economic recovery plan, pledges to cut deficit to 2 percent in 2013

Greece pledges to cut spending, boost revenues

EU says Greece deliberately misreported some public debt statistics

EU stats office: Greek economy figures unreliable

Greek parliament passes austerity budget amid debt crisis

Greece passes austerity budget amid debt crisis

Greece promises to overhaul tax system by early March to boost flagging revenues

Embattled Greece to overhaul tax system

ATHENS, Greece — Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on Friday said the country’s tax system will be overhauled by early March to broaden the tax base, boost revenues and fight tax evasion as part of efforts to pull Greece out of an economic crisis.

Greece’s Socialists seek opposition backing on deficit plan

Greek PM seeks opposition backing on deficit plan

Greek prime minister says country risks sinking in debt, has lost credibility

Greek premier says country risks sinking in debt

Greek prime minister to announce measures to shake up debt-riddled government finances

Greek PM to announce economic crisis plan

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s new government readied plans Monday to pull the country out of its worst debt crisis in decades and boost confidence in its shaky finance with measures expected to include a crackdown on rampant tax evasion.

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