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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring previous elections. New Democracy is estimated to have won 31.5 pct of the 17-24 vote, compared
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe seen as a knock-on effect of the anti-vax movement that emerged in Greece during the Covid pandemic...Kyriakos Mitsotakis was re-elected as Prime Minister with a convincing win on Sunday as his party kept up its impressive showing in the May 21 elections by taking an estimated 40.5 pct of the vote
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Strong tax performance and underspend push 6M primary surplus to 1.7 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 2.9 billion euros by June, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Monday. During the first six... collected in instalments until the end of February 2024 (it is noted that an estimated amount of 647
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Primary balance 4 bln above target in Jul due to underspend and tax performance
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 5.68 billion euros by July, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Friday. During the first... persons collected in instalments until the end of February 2024 (it is noted that an estimated amount
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Mitsotakis looks to last-minute announcements to top up lean TIF offerings
PoliticsGreek Politics. During a visit to a day care centre on Wednesday, Mitsotakis hinted at more vouchers for disabled... by an estimated 800,000 euros, or 0.4 pct of GDP, potentially allowing for more generous support measures. More
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Significant underspend pushes 8M primary balance to 7.57 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 7.57 billion euros by August, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Tuesday. During the eight... persons collected in instalments until the end of February 2024 (it is noted that an estimated
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Draft budget for 2025 sees 2.3 pct growth and strong primary surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyfor investments in the wake of the government repeatedly missing its target for inward funding during... consumption in 2024 is seen growing by 1.7 pct, exports are estimated up by 4.2 pct and imports will rise
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Strong taxes and significant underspend push 9M primary balance 3.45 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 8.74 billion euros up to September, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Wednesday. During... that an estimated amount of 647 million Euros is counted in the fiscal result of 2023), and better performance
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Privatisation proceeds, major underspend push Oct primary surplus to 8.82 bln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 13.49 billion euros up to October, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Friday. During the ten... collected in instalments until the end of February 2024 (it is noted that an estimated amount of 647
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Ruling party tension boils over as Mitsotakis ousts ex-PM and right wing figurehead Samaras
PoliticsGreek Politics. It was notable that in a conversation with French philosopher Pascal Bruckner during an event... main opposition party. It is estimated that there are 5-10 MPs in New Democracy’s parliamentary group
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