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Jan primary surplus beats target due to 1.7-bln-euro underspend
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Travel receipts for 2025 break new record at 23.63 bln as visitors approach 38 mln
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Despite strong close in Dec, industrial turnover up by just 0.3 pct YoY in 2025
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Despite sharp increase in Dec, current account deficit improves markedly in 2025 to 14.11 bln
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Central government debt rises to 406.18 bln in Q4 as repos increase
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Jan primary surplus at 3.5 bln as underspend continues into 2026
Wage rises become top issue but trajectory lined with obstacles
Wages in Greece have featured prominently in this summer's election campaign as, in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis, there is a wider recognition by the leading parties that earnings in Greece need a boost.
Wages suffered severely during the debt crisis, with the final blow coming in February 2012 when the minimum wage was brought down to 580 euros and the wage for Greeks under the age of 25 dropped even lower to 510 euros.
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