Greece plans to impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency earnings

According to Reuters, the Greek Ministry of Finance plans to legislate a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency earnings, with the first 500 euros of earnings exempt. Individual mining is not subject to taxation, but enterprise mining companies are required to pay taxes. At present, Greece does not have a complete encrypted tax framework, and there are significant differences in tax rates among EU countries, ranging from 8% in Cyprus to 30% in France. Officials stated that due to the majority of Greek investors using overseas platforms, it is difficult to estimate the size of the cryptocurrency market and there are currently no specific tax revenue forecasts.