Greek PM denies planning tax hike to satisfy creditors

Athens

GREEK Prime Minister Antonis Samaris said on Tuesday he had rejected calls from the EU and IMF to raise taxes to satisfy the demands of the country's bailout programme.

Mr Samaris denied reports in the Kathimerini newspaper that his government was planning a fresh tax hike to close a crucial European Union-International Monetary Fund audit that will determine the future of the bailout.