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  1. Newsletter 169 -06/07/2018

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    . The report noted that if card payments in Greece reached the EU average level, annual VAT revenue... sector had remained relatively robust as activity slowed elsewhere in the Eurozone. Greece’s

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  2. Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On the defence front, he said that his government will launch a “robust programme” to strengthen the armed... (with the fourth round in November totalling 600 mln euros); and keeping the reduced VAT rate

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  3. Cost-of-living protest adds to government's concerns

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    for the authorities to cap energy prices, bring down consumption taxes and VAT, bring forward increases... on Monday to provide a robust defence against claims he was the instigator of this spying ring

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  4. Macro and fiscal outlook for Greece remain favourable in latest EC forecasts
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    in economic expansion in 2025 and 2026. Alongside robust private consumption, backed by steady... evasion and undeclared work—such as the digital labour card and enhanced VAT reporting. In 2025

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  5. OECD sees stable growth path of 2 pct in 2025, long-term challenges persist
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    consumption, led by minimum wage increases, and robust investment from the RRF. However, slowing..., particularly reduced VAT rates that benefit higher-income households, could create fiscal space for targeted

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  6. PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
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    ), plus faster VAT refunds, expedited tax-clearance certificates and preferential interest rates on instalment plans. Financing the relief package hinges on Greece’s robust primary surpluses

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  7. Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts

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    to broaden the coverage of discounted electricity tariffs, exempt farmers from VAT on diesel fuel in addition... to sheep pox. Mitsotakis’s opponents argue the lack of a robust government response to farmers’ demands

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  8. FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study

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    . It also tested scenarios for tax cuts to VAT, personal income and corporate tax rates... found that cutting VAT and personal income tax helped raise consumption levels, but also led... and put pressure on wages and salaries. The report’s main finding was that such fiscal measures would

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  9. Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
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    . The government is finding that its efforts to mitigate inflation are having minimal impact on public... that the government is still considering a reduction of the VAT rate on food, but only for a limited range... prices. The ministry has already used up to 250 million euros to lower VAT on coffee and transport

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  10. Newsletter 460 - 02/05/2025

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    . It is no surprise, therefore, that the government is not only focussed on finding more such measures over... VAT revenues, and the introduction of the objective taxation for self-employed. The latter... prices: VAT rates were applied on goods whose prices even at headline level were hiked by close

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