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Greece Special
The numbers in the news. Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the tax system to tell the story of the Greek crisis. Which ones are home truths and which ones are myths?
Is it true that Greece failed to collect 89 per cent of taxes in 2010? Tim Harford and the More or Less team look at the numbers behind the tax system and other statistics to tell the story of the Greek crisis. Which ones are home truths and which ones are myths?
Producer:Joe Kent.
Editor: Richard Vadon.
Last on
Sun 12 Jul 201521:30
BBC Radio 4
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Did Greeks fail to pay 89.5% of taxes?
Read David Rhodes' article for the BBC News website.
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- Sun 12 Jul 201521:30BBC Radio 4
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