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Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will be put forward by the government. SYRIZA had tabled its own proposal, which would have... centre-right party. The latter had previously supported the Independent Greeks (ANEL) and when he
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Migration back on main political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the minister, accusing “Greek leftist journalists” of attacking their own country and, essentially... and Independent Greeks (ANEL) were in power. With the general elections coming up in Greece next
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros. #Greece new unpaid taxes at €763 mln in Apr (from €1.21 bln in Mar) & at €4.33 bln year
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod. This implies an average figure exceeding 1 billion per month. Although the April figure of 763
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s unpaid taxes rose by 873 million in May at a slightly accelerating pace compared to the 763 million recorded in April, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems. Following May’s performance, the year to date figure of new unpaid tax obligations stands
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Unpaid taxes rose by 1 bln a month in H1 2014, collection targets missed
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of increase in Greece’s unpaid taxes accelerated to 1.03 billion euros in June from 873 million in May and 763 million in April, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems, which also revealed that most tax collection targets are being missed. The June
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Primary cash surplus widens to 2.85 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash balance improved to 2.85 billion euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 from 1.19 billion last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Wednesday. In March, the primary cash surplus widened by 11.1 percent to 763 million from 687 million
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Budget primary surplus at 4.66 bln in 11-month as expenditure falls, revenues rise
EconomyMacroeconomyof 763 million euros, landing above target by 1.58 billion euros. Revenues Gross revenues edged down
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Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA potentially significant moment in Greece’s centre left, and perhaps Greek politics in general, is due to take place this week. The inaugural proclamation of a new centre left movement is due to be presented on Wednesday, with its authors hoping to rep...
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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammeAlthough decisions regarding pension reform are not due until the first programme review scheduled for January, after the second set of milestones has been completed, the issue is already beginning to dominate the agenda. Greece and its lenders remain s...
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