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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 635 mln in June on lower spending
EconomyMacroeconomy. This was driven mostly by an increase of 6.5 percent in consumption tax to 4.06 billion, while VAT revenues
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Last bailout tranche just days away as pension discussion looms
EconomyProgrammethe complications created by the government’s decision to extend the VAT discount on the remaining
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.05 bln in July on lower PIB expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy, while VAT revenues also rose by 1 percent to 9.12 billion. On a monthly basis, indirect taxes rose
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Greece tops OECD countries for tax rises and spending cuts
EconomyFeaturesout tax collections in categories such as VAT where exemptions exist “without any social rationale
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Lenders appear at ease with Tsipras pledges, cautious on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeaged under 25 and the reduction of the top rate of VAT from 24 to 22 percent in 2021, with the lower
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Card transactions in Greece experience boost due to capital controls
EconomyBanking). Specifically, the study noted that if card payments in Greece reached the EU average level, annual VAT
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Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
EconomyProgrammebailout tranche after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the extension of the VAT discount
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Budget surplus confirmed at 3.16 billion in August
EconomyMacroeconomyby an increase of 5.4 percent in consumption tax to 5.59 billion, while VAT revenues also rose by 1.7 percent
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Draft budget contains two scenarios on pensions, charts course within agreed fiscal targets
EconomyMacroeconomythis fiscal performance to improved revenues by 1.3 billion euros in VAT revenues that beat the target by 562
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Primary surplus confirmed at 4.80 bln on lower tax refunds and public investments
EconomyMacroeconomyin consumption tax to 6.34 billion, while VAT revenues also rose by 2 percent to 11.86 billion. On a monthly
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