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Greek banks reopen but sales tax soars to 23 percent

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Greek banks reopened July 20 for the first time in three weeks, but strict limits on cash withdrawals and higher taxes on many goods meant the country's economic outlook remained grim.

The sales tax rises steeply from 13 to 23 percent, affecting basic goods from cooking oil to condoms, as well as taxi rides and eating out at restaurants.

Greece also received a short-term loan from European creditors to pay more than euro6 billion (¥808 billion) owed to the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. (AP)

ギリシャの銀行が営業再開

ギリシャ政府は国際通貨基金（IMF）と欧州中央銀行（ECB）におよそ8000億円を返済し、休業していた銀行は7月20日、3週間ぶりに営業を再開した。

The Japan Times ST: July 31, 2015