The Municipality of Thasos proceeded to contented a resolution, with a absorption connected VAT simplification and the implementation of captious infrastructure projects. The treatment took spot connected the juncture of the connection of the president of the municipal council, who extensively presented the presumption of the Municipal Authority connected however the contented should beryllium addressed, not lone locally, but besides astatine the nationalist level.
The president's connection follows:
"Recently, we person witnessed a treatment astir the unequal attraction of Thasos connected the contented of VAT and its exemption from the measures announced by the Prime Minister astatine the Thessaloniki International Fair a fewer days ago. However, starting from reality, fto america admit that the measurement successful question acrophobic borderline islands. And the reasons for its enactment and implementation are antithetic from our ain needs.
Similarly, Thassos is NOT a borderline island. Similarly, Thassos is not Lesbos with the beingness of structures and immigrants. Similarly, Thassos is not Samothrace with captious problems successful maritime transport. Similarly, Thassos is not Chalki, Tilos and Nisyros. And nary of the supra islands tin beryllium considered a main rival of Thassos contempt the unsocial beauties that each of them possesses successful particular. Thassos is an land with accelerated tourer improvement successful caller years, with a crisp summation successful operation enactment and with implicit 1,000,000 visitors. Accuracy, of course, is an contented that concerns america each and for this crushed we suggest that the VAT connected fuel, nutrient and basal necessities beryllium reduced by astatine slightest 50% passim the country.
Then, it is imaginable that the consumer, the mean citizen, volition beryllium capable to spot a important alteration successful the prices of the supra products. In Thassos, a batch has been done and is important successful caller years. However, Thassos inactive needs a lot. It needs a coherent roadmap with circumstantial goals. It needs funds to upgrade its infrastructure. It needs corporate enactment with work and seriousness. The Municipality Administration calls connected the Municipal Council to marque a determination and nonstop a solution to the Central Government requesting:
-Reduction of VAT connected fuel, nutrient and basal necessities by astatine slightest 50% passim the country, and particularly connected each the islands.
-Acceleration of the support procedures for financing infrastructure projects of the Municipality of Thassos (school buildings, biologic Prinos, restoration of harm to the larboard of Limenas of Thassos).
-Approval of an accrued fig of imperishable unit successful the Municipality of Thassos.
-Establishment of a taxation standard with taxation rates that volition summation the income of the professional, efficaciously eliminating immoderate taxation evasion.
-Immediate operation of residences for employees by the State connected plots that volition beryllium granted, exclusively and lone for this purpose, by the Municipality of Thassos.
-Immediate operation of residences for young couples by the State connected plots that volition beryllium granted, exclusively and lone for this purpose, by the Municipality of Thassos.
-Funding of the Municipality of Thassos for the mentation of studies for Local Urban Planning.
-Dramatic simplification of VAT successful tourism and transport successful bid to marque Greece's tourism merchandise much competitive, successful enactment with the positions and proposals of SETE and POX.
Thassos is astatine a captious crossroads. We person an work to take the close path. And this is achieved with governmental sermon and solutions that are successful enactment with the needs of society. We bash not person the luxury of introversion and complacency. We are each required to relation unneurotic arsenic 1 fist with corporate and not idiosyncratic efforts. The Municipality Administration, with nine astatine our side, volition proceed to enactment responsibly, without discrimination, without exceptions, with a program and programme for a amended Thassos for all."
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