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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammelevies on pay TV and on bank cheques or bank transactions. Personal income tax A new unified tax... percent of self-employed with income below 32,000 euros would pay lower income tax with the new tax... retirement pay amount exceeds 1,300 euros, rise in contributions for supplementary pensions by 1
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Review delay brings Greek liquidity needs back into focus
EconomyProgrammeGreece has to pay 6.46 billion euros for GGB redemptions (4.03 billion to the ECB and 2.43 billion... in GGBs held by the ECB are due. Greece also has to pay 620 million in March, mostly to private investors... Greece is obliged to pay back to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) 1.6 billion euros
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ECB survey shows enduring preference for cash payments in Greece
EconomyFeaturesother country surveyed to pay electricity bills in cash (56 percent). Around 85 percent of Greeks... choose to pay with, given the choice. When asked to pick between the various payment methods offered in a shop, 43 percent said that they would choose cash, 39 percent said they would pay by card
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Self-employed paying less for social security contributions, Labour ministry reports
EconomyFeaturesData from the Labour Ministry has shown that a higher percentage of non-salaried workers will pay... percent of farmers will pay the minimum contribution of 95 euros (89 percent in 2017), due to the fact.... The number of self-employed persons obliged to pay social security contributions rose by 23,588
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Newsletter 205 -10/05/2019
to pay their dues in up to 120 instalments after being granted a reduction of the original amount... of their monthly retirement pay. For those earning 501 to 600 euros, the amount paid out will be 70 percent.... Of this available funds, 3.6 billion euros will be used in the coming weeks to pay off part of Greece’s loan from
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Structural considerations for a prosperous Greece
Agorato the other side of the bridge. Once there, it can continue rebuilding the economy and begin, slowly... firms through the days of reduced economic activity. Economists can calculate what is a sensible way..., and what can be done about it, if so desired? For one, a smaller population will deliver a GDP
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Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics
Agora. We can highlight interesting and important differences, and think about their policy implications... the Greek public what the intention of the long-run plan of the government is. Voters can then make... in the economy—how fast can the economy grow in a sustainable way, and what does this mean for the budget
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agora, public control and civic renewal, can bridge that divide. Politics isn’t working for places like... question: initially, whether Labour can arrest its slide in the polls, reconnect with its fractured... that Labour can still win in the kinds of places it has been losing. A Reform victory would
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A third of Greek homeowners fear losing their properties in 2014
Societyexpressed fear about losing their home. Only 61.2 percent of those questioned said they were able to pay their mortgage instalments on time, whereas 22 percent said they often pay late and 16.8 percent said... 1 million Greek households are paying mortgages, meaning that 168,000 owners are failing to pay
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics, increased tax collection has also been coupled with an incessant pressure on Greek households to pay mounting debts to the state. A growing inability to pay taxes and social security contributions due... 2.5 million Greeks are failing to pay their taxes, with 4.3 billion euros of new debts being created
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