Sky News special: Greece and financial crisis

By Jeff Randall, Sky News. Broadcast Aug 26th on

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Part1
"Greece was not bailed out. It was simply given a very expensive credit card by which to pay off its mortgage after having lost its job."
Prof. Yannis Varoufakis, Former Advisor to PM George Papandreou



Part2
In terms of costs the biggest example of tax evasion is the boats, where leisure yachts are declared as business premises. This loophole is estimated to cost the state 300 million euros.

"We have a middle class and an upper middle class and an
upper class which simply don’t pay taxes. Which gives "the moral right" to poorer Greeks to think of tax evading as a form of resistance to the powers that be"

Chania airport buses - Updated service

KTEL Buses have increased the frequency of Chania airport bus connections. Buses now run between the airport and city almost hourly, between 05.45 and 21.45 daily.
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Crete Taxis Strike

Taxi owners protest outside Knossos and the Courts today

Crete taxi drivers are protesting at the archaeological site of Knossos today, not causing problems for tourists, rather they are allowing visitors to the Minoan Palace free entrance as they block the ticket booths and distribute leaflets with their demands and the reasons for their protest.

Yesterday police on Crete fired tear gas to disperse cabbies who had blocked the road to Iraklio Airport, obliging hundreds of tourists to drag their luggage several hundred meters through the heat after tour buses could go no further. Taxi drivers responded to the volleys of tear gas by hurling stones at officers who eventually resorted to more heavy-handed tactics, using clubs to beat back protesters, according to witnesses.

At the airport today a few taxis remain parked along the access road, but the airport is operating normally. 117 charter flights are scheduled to take place from 08.00 am Tuesday to 08.00 am Wednesday.

Taxi owners will also be protesting outside Heraklion courthouse today, as two of their colleagues who were arrested during the airport fracas will be brought before the court at midday.

In Chania, no protest action is planned.