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New Democracy tax pledges put spotlight on available fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeor savings to cover these relief measures. Former finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos claimed... there will be greater clarity on what New Democracy is planning. To Vima reported on Sunday that the Finance Ministry
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ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
PoliticsGreek Politicsby their income. The Finance Ministry is also reportedly thinking of rewarding prompt payers returning to them... efforts to establish a payment culture in Greece. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras repeated
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ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a break to those who own smaller homes. SYRIZA’s former deputy finance minister Katerina Papanatsiou... 3.5 percent of taxpayers. New Democracy’s Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos hit back
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ND moves on to next bill after first round of tax cuts approved
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the ENFIA property tax was geared too much towards owners of large properties. Former Finance Minister.... In his speech, current Finance Minister Christos Staikouras emphasised that the reductions “are much
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much towards owners of large properties. Former Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said... speech, current Finance Minister Christos Staikouras emphasised that the reductions “are much bigger
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Athens hopes lower bond yields strengthen case for reducing fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammein September. After Finance Minister Christos Staikouras confirmed in an interview with Kathimerini... breathing space from 2021, Athens hopes. In Sunday’s interview, the new finance minister attempted to manage
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Budget primary surplus reaches 1.78 bln in July, almost double target
EconomyMacroeconomythe Finance Ministry (MoF) showed on Friday. The primary surplus is comfortably outperforming... euros, beating the target by 2.4 billion. The Finance Ministry notes that this substantial
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Athens boosted by Lagarde's comments on primary surplus, but no move due for now
PoliticsGreek Politicscannot be included in the budget and should be set aside for debt servicing. It was left to Finance.... Wednesday’s developments elicited a response from former finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who accused
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Athens preparing to present budget plans to lenders after tax cut pledges
EconomyProgrammeFinance Minister Christos Staikouras is preparing to provide his eurozone counterparts with more details on Friday about the government’s fiscal plans, as set out by Prime Minister Kyriakos.... The Finance Ministry has been working on the draft 2020 budget, which it has to submit to the European
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeFinance Minister Christos Staikouras was due on Friday to take up the government’s drive to convince Greece’s eurozone partners that the country is on the right track following this summer’s... Eurogroup meeting, the Greek finance minister is also expected to officially request permission
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