The Greek coastguard is using drones to monitor boats at sea in a move to tackle tax evasion. The Santorini economy relies heavily on tourism, and with some estimates that undocumented commercial activity accounts for 25% of national output, clamping down on taxes for tourist vessels may prove lucrative. Nine tourist vessels checked were alleged to have not issued a number of receipts, totalling about €25,000 (£22,377) and their owners now face fines. The drones, which fly over boats and determine the number of passengers, have been trialled on the island of Greek . When checking the number of passengers on board against the receipts submitted, about a fifth tourist boats were found to have under-paid tax by a total of € 28,000 ($ 25,000 ).
The Greek coastguard is using drones to monitor boats at sea in a move to tackle tax evasion. The Santorini economy relies heavily on tourism, and with some estimates that undocumented commercial activity accounts for 25% of national output, clamping down on taxes for tourist vessels may prove lucrative. The drones, which fly over boats and determine the number of passengers, have been trialled on the island of Greek . When checking the number of passengers on board against the receipts submitted, about a fifth tourist boats were found to have under-paid tax by a total of € 28,000 ($ 25,000 ).