Greek tax authorities discovered the scheme during a raid to find illegal alcohol products, but also found hundreds of thousands in lost revenue to mishandled receipts.
Vacationers relax on a beach on July 30, 2023 at Palaiokastritsa, Greece. Corfu island is a popular tourist destination.
The investigation also uncovered around 40,500 unissued receipts, around 1,200 unsubmitted receipts and potentially over half a dozen examples of potentially smuggled or"adulterated" drinks. Officials took sample of the"adulterated" drinks and sent them off for further testing.The total for the improper receipt business totaled €265,670 in losses. The results of these raids have prompted authorities to conduct similar checks in other popular Greek tourist sites.
People sit at the terrace of a restaurant in Corfu Old Town, on the Greek Island of Corfu, during a heatwave, on July 28, 2023.— particularly the town of Kavos — as a"no go" zone for such checks as oversight remained incredibly lax. The search occurred just days before the death of a tourist who possibly died due to consuming tainted alcohol in the area and led to a fresh review,
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