Greece targets tax evasion at holiday hotspots

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attends a session of ruling Syriza's leftist party parliamentary group at the Parliament building in Athens, Greece July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

ATHENS (Reuters) - From five-star hotels to humble tavernas, Greek tax inspectors are fixing their attention on tax evasion at summer holiday hotspots.

The government served notice on Wednesday that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's promised crackdown on tax evasion is now under way, a week after sweeping increases in value-added tax were imposed.