Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance showcases tax system digitalisation reforms at IMF panel on digital economy and AI

Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance reported that Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis took part as a speaker in an International Monetary Fund high-level panel on “Strategies for the Future: Digitising the Economy and Artificial Intelligence”, presenting Greece’s reform experience in digitising public administration and the tax system. In his remarks, he framed tax system digitalisation as a key tool for reducing tax evasion and strengthening citizens’ trust in the state. The discussion also included Estonia’s Finance Minister Jurgen Ligi and Lebanon’s Minister of Digital Governance Kamal Shehadi, moderated by IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Deputy Director Era Dabla-Norris. Pierrakakis contrasted earlier perceptions that tax evasion was pervasive with current outcomes, pointing to fiscal surpluses, falling public debt and a significant reduction in tax evasion, and argued that cutting unnecessary bureaucracy changes citizens’ relationship with the state. He also positioned Greece’s experience within a broader European agenda for digital integration, calling for interoperable public services across EU member states, including tax, customs, pensions and social systems, to support a genuinely single market in which citizens can access public services across borders.