The Greek coastguard is using drones to monitor boats at sea in a move to tackle tax evasion. The Greek 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. Drones are being used by the Greek government to track down tax evaders taking boat trips on the Aegean. But the new law also has implications beyond tourism. When checking the number of passengers on board against the receipts submitted, nine tourist boats were found to have under-paid tax by a total of €25,000 ($28,000).
The Greek coastguard is using drones to monitor boats at sea in a move to tackle tax evasion. The Greek 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. But the new law also has implications beyond tourism. When checking the number of passengers on board against the receipts submitted, nine tourist boats were found to have under-paid tax by a total of €25,000 ($28,000).