Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Cost of living, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
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The latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts of the government providing further handouts in the run-up to Easter, and have prompted an attack from the opposition over the government’s handling of the economy.

Data published by ELSTAT on Thursday showed that Greek GDP grew by just 0.2 pct quarter on quarter and 1.2 pct year on year in the final quarter of 2023 and by 2 pct for the whole year. These figures were below those expected, as the budget foresaw expa...

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