When I went to get my launch permit from the port police this last spring, they scrutinized my transit log and said I needed to pay one year cruising tax. For a 10 meter boat this amounted to €700. When they saw how distressed I was, they relented and only charged me for 3 months or €177.
I needed to catch the 10 am bus to Kranidi and find the tax office to pay, and then return to Kilada with the receipt, before I could get my launch permit.
They told me that if I returned to haul out in Kilada again this year, next spring I would need to pay the full €700. Apparently, if you leave the EU and return, then you are good for another year without the tax.
We did not make it out of Greece this year, and we planned to go to Turkey to avoid next years tax, but in the end, we are so comfortable with the haulout procedure here in Kilada that we decided to bite the bullet and risk having to pay the cruising tax next spring. The port policeman said that they may even rescind the tax by next year.
It seems silly to have a tax that causes boats to leave Greece for Turkey, when they need all the income they can get.
Howard and Jayne [Just Imagine] 08-Dec-2012