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Remaining fiscal space could be squeezed for more cost-of-living measures as tension grows

The government is mulling further measures to cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis as the political temperature rises in the build-up to the next elections, which are due next year but could be held earlier.
Finance Ministry officials are reportedly agonising over how the New Democracy administration might use what limited fiscal space remains. The government has already announced a series of interventions since last autumn to help businesses and households...
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