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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politics, known as the 13th pension, was released on Friday, while VAT on more than 5,000 food products... those earning less than 500 euros a month received an amount equivalent to a full monthly dose... upsets the pollsters’ forecasts and loses Sunday’s vote by a small margin (less than 4-5 points), Tsipras
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat if his party wins with a difference of more than 3.5 points (the gap SYRIZA had over ND in the 2014... polls suggest that more than 10 percent of voters are undecided. It is this audience that Mitsotakis... stronger support in this group than New Democracy. A Metron Analysis survey published in Sunday’s
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Leaders present voters with stark choices as campaign reaches climax
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the electoral register since 2015) than the opposition. SYRIZA is hoping that it will be able to match... between the two leading parties is slightly wider than the 6.7-point lead for ND published in a poll... at 3.4 points in New Democracy’s favour. This is 0.7 points less than a poll by the same company
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Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019
of the tax-free threshold is more of a spanner in the next government’s works than a voter-pleasing... a fiscal cost of more than 1 percent of GDP in 2019 and beyond. These range from tax repayments... less than initially planned, either by choice or because spending ceilings have been set
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan any of their predecessors. While the second claim may be open to debate, it is clear that SYRIZA..., the opposition party has probably promised more in the form of tax cuts than the government, plus... but the move paying off because it delivered more revenues, rather than less as the creditors had expected.
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Budget primary surplus at 918 mln in May, expenditures rise as 13th pension payment takes effect
EconomyMacroeconomy, higher than their target by 157 million euros. Compared to the same period last year, the five-month... in the aggregate period, beating their target by 2.55 billion euros, and standing 10.1 percent higher than... by 31 million euros. The corresponding expenditure stood at 279 million, higher than the target by 14
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 916 mln in May on higher expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomypercent). Tax refunds came to 1.75 billion euros in the aggregate period, higher than their target by 157..., beating their target by 2.55 billion euros, and standing 10.1 percent higher than for the same time last.... The corresponding expenditure stood at 279 million, higher than the target by 14 million and leading
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Unemployment falls to 17.6 pct in April, dipping under 18 pct for first time since Jul 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyshowed that there were 31,407 more hirings than departures during the month. Compared to June 2018, there were 2,213 fewer hirings than departures. Total hirings came to 289,489 versus 258,082 departures..., the employment balance showed 296,466 more hirings than departures. Ergani noted that the balance
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Budget primary surplus at 382 mln in June
EconomyMacroeconomycame to 25.48 billion euros, higher than the target by 2.12 billion euros or 9.1 percent. The full... 25. Tax refunds came to 2.03 billion euros in the aggregate period, higher than their target by 174... their target by 1.94 billion euros, and standing 7.1 percent higher than for the same time last year
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Newsletter 215 -19/07/2019
for the first time. The new Parliament consists of 238 men and 62 women, which is seven more than the number.... The transaction received more than 335 distinct orders with broad geographical spread. The vast... suggested that the primary surplus might end up at 2.9 percent rather than 3.5 percent. The result
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