Greek minister sacked over husband’s taxes

Article reports that George Papandreou, the Greek Prime Minister, scrambled to shore up his crackdown on tax evaders by sacking his tourism minister Angela Gerekou on the 18 May 2010 after a newspaper revealed that her husband, a nightclub singer, owed €5.5m in unpaid income taxes.

Article also discusses corruption is state healthcare system in Greece.

ESO: Background information: The Greek debt crisis of 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-debt-crisis-key-sources/

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