The Financial Crimes Unit (SDOE) of Greece has fined tax violators a total of 215 million euros, spanning over the last couple of months.

After incurring tax hikes for the last four years, the Greek Finance Ministry is aiming to cut taxes in 2015 for self-employed and salaried workers, along with pensioners.

Farmers may have been hit in the face with the government's tax measures , but their rally in Athens was relatively uneventful, with more than 4,000 present.