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Inflation triggers political machinations, move to increase budget spending
PoliticsGreek Politicsand businesses but also to stop the party’s slide in opinion polls. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras... at the moment. Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis suggested on Wednesday that Russia’s
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Imminent end for enhanced surveillance offers boost to beleaguered govt
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday, European Commission Vice President Valdis... to the International Monetary Fund for the loans Greece received as part of the bailouts. When Finance
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Newsletter 335 - 15/04/2022
servicing. The Finance Ministry submitted last week a supplementary budget of 2.5 billion euros, to have... higher towards 2 pct of GDP, from 1.4 pct previously. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras also
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Govt eyes own energy package if EU fails to approve joint action
PoliticsGreek Politicsaction is agreed at EU level. Media reports over the last few days have indicated that the Finance... the cost of the interventions. However, Finance Ministry officials seem mindful of the fact that any
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Remaining fiscal space could be squeezed for more cost-of-living measures as tension grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut could be held earlier. Finance Ministry officials are reportedly agonising over how the New Democracy..., the Finance Ministry is considering another fuel subsidy or reducing the VAT rate on bread
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Newsletter 343 - 24/06/2022
in 2019. The Finance Ministry has set aside 375 million euros for the latest measures, taking total.... The Finance Ministry is looking for fiscal space to abolish the solidarity levy on incomes of public
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Digital initiatives challenged by opposition focussed on cost of living and political hires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe proportion is even higher at 32 pct. For SYRIZA’s shadow finance spokeswoman Effie Achtsioglou.... A statement put out by the Finance and Labour ministries points to preliminary data from 2021 which appear
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicspackage to be unveiled at TIF was essentially confirmed by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras... help through the winter. This comes on the back of reports that Finance Ministry officials
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Budget primary balance beats target by 4.64 bln in July on back of impressive tax performance
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance up to July 2022 came to a deficit of 1.17 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 9.06 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance... that amounted to approximately 897 million Euros, the Finance Ministry notes. The full revenue
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Unveiling of relief package imminent as electoral law speculation is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicsare implemented. Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis also suggested that the government would... suggested that a consumption cap might be introduced, aimed at helping the most vulnerable. The Finance
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