Greek Home Owners Get Hit With Emergency Property Tax
The cash-strapped Greek government is hoping to raise 2 billion euros by the end of the year through an emergency property tax which has been added to homeowner’s electricity bills.
Energy costs are hard enough to pay in winter and some people are refusing to pay.
Anchor Marco Werman discusses the impact this is having with the BBC’s Chloe Hadjimatheou in Athens
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