WRITTEN QUESTION No. 44/99 by Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS to the Commission. Implementation of the TAXIS Programme for the computerisation of the Greek Inland Revenue
Date: 1999-01-22
Institutions: European Parliament, HATZIDAKIS
Subjects: EU programme, Greece, information technology applications, tax authorities, vocational training













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 44/99 by Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS to the Commission. Implementation of the TAXIS Programme for the computerisation of the Greek Inland Revenue  


Official Journal C 297 , 15/10/1999 P. 0140 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0044/99by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) to the Commission(22 January 1999)Subject: Implementation of the TAXIS Programme for the computerisation of the Greek Inland RevenueComplaints have been steadily mounting about the exceptional difficulties encountered in implementing the TAXIS Programme on the computerisation of the Greek Inland Revenue.Contrary to the assurances given by the Greek authorities which are included in the Commission's answer to my Written Question on this subject E-1802/98(1), the reports available to me concur that:- By the end of 1998 far fewer than the scheduled 150 DOYs will have been integrated in the system. At least half of these will be "small" DOYs responsible for very little tax revenue;- The number of software applications being developed is still seven instead of the seventeen planned;- The training system has not yet started to operate, despite the fact that training staff emoluments have been disbursed and paid in a regular manner.In view of the above, will the Commission say:1. Bearing in mind all the problems and difficulties that have arisen, when does it believe the Greek Inland Revenue computerisation system will be fully operational? In other words, when will the full cross-referencing of data in all Inland Revenue offices in Greece be possible?2. Leaving aside the complexity of implementation, which should in any case have been foreseen, what are the essential reasons for the unconscionable delay in the development of the system?3. Are there any other EU Member States in which Inland Revenue is not fully computerised?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission(10 March 1999)According to the information from the Greek authorities concerning the TAXIS project, there are already close to 110 DOYs operating. Seven software applications have completed the pilot application phase and been accepted by the national authorities. The other 10 applications have already been developed and are in the pilot application phase in order to test their functionality.Staff training is well under way. All officials of those DOYs which have software applications functioning have received training. Already, 253 434 man/hours of training have been given, for a total of 5 035 persons. Obviously, the training will progress as the new applications are installed.The Greek authorities estimate that the entire system will be fully operational by the first half of 2001. Apart from the complexity of the project, they attribute the delays experienced, especially in the first phase of implementation, to the size of the project and to problems that arose during implementation.As regards VAT, all the other Member States possess computerised systems connected to local offices which can, at least, access data stored centrally.(1) OJ C 13, 18.1.1999, p. 88.