Pierrakakis: Cutting red tape assists growth and trust

[AMNA]

National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis was invited by the International Monetary Fund to enactment arsenic a speaker successful a high-level sheet titled “Strategies for the Future: Digitalization of the Economy and Artificial Intelligence,” successful bid to contiguous Greece’s betterment acquisition successful the digitalization of nationalist medication and the tax system.

Also taking portion successful the treatment were Estonia’s Minister of Finance Jurgen Ligi and Lebanon’s Minister of Digital Governance Kamal Shehadi, with Ela Dabla-Norris, lawman manager of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, serving arsenic moderator.

Presenting the Greek exemplary of integer reform, Pierrakakis stated that the digitization of the tax system has proven to beryllium the astir effectual tool successful combating tax evasion and restoring citizens’ trust successful the state.

“Ten years ago, the header successful our state was that tax evasion was everywhere. Today, Greece shows surpluses, nationalist indebtedness is decreasing, and tax evasion has been importantly reduced. When integer argumentation is implemented correctly, it creates a strong affirmative unit for the system and society,” helium noted.

The curate emphasized that this advancement is not lone astir economical ratio but besides astir fundamentally transforming the narration betwixt citizens and the state.

“Eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy acts arsenic a catalyst for maturation and trust. Citizens bash not simply expect strategies – they expect results,” helium said.