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Travel receipts maintain momentum in May with 17.7 pct YoY rise
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Significantly improved oil balance pushes current account to 196.5 mln surplus in May
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Industrial turnover resumes growth after 3 months, rising by 2.6 pct YoY in May
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Strong tax revenues, underspend push primary surplus 2.43 bln above target up to June
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Energy drives drop of 4.2 pct YoY in import prices drop for June
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Car sales rise by 6 pct YoY in Jun, up 3.1 pct in first half of year
Several obstacles on narrow fiscal path to new tax cuts
The Greek government finds itself under severe pressure following mass protests across the country in relation to the Tempe crash nearly two years ago. It should be considered a given that once the dust settles it will attempt to change the sentiment with some voter-friendly initiatives and its tried and tested approach of leaning towards the middle class with pledges of lowering the tax burden.
Since the turn of the year government officials have been briefing that the Finance Ministry is working on changes to the tax regime, with a focus on lowering the tax burden for annual incomes between 20,000 and 50,000 euros.
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