An amendment regarding the draft bill, which amends the Income Tax Code and other provisions was submitted to the Greek parliament on 16th March 2017. The amendment states to the tonnage tax payment and the NAT special levy of category A Greek-flagged vessels. In accordance with the amendment, the tonnage tax and the contribution is paid in USD or GBP based on the euro exchange rate. This was determined by the European Central Bank at the time of the filing of the tonnage tax return. At present, the exchange rate, which was determined by the Bank of Greece applies. A draft bill was submitted to the parliament on 8th March 2017.