Articles by Julia Amalia Heyer
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‘Horrible Citizens’ – The Life of Greece’s One Percent
Julia Amalia Heyer – Der Spiegel,
19 Nov 2012
The Greek economy has been tanking for years now as the country struggles to balance its budget by imposing deep austerity measures. But the country’s richest residents haven’t noticed. Many aren’t taxed at all, and some of those that are prefer to dodge their obligation to the state instead.
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Julia Amalia Heyer – Der Spiegel,
22 Oct 2012
How can someone who has declared an annual income of €25,000 ($32,400) transfer €52 million abroad? What kind of supplementary income must an individual have who, according to his tax returns, earned €5,588 in 2010, yet still managed to move €19.8 million abroad? And how can it be that a Greek citizen sequesters €9.7 million abroad although he supposedly earned exactly zero euros?
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