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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... believes it has fiscal space to unveil a series of tax cuts and some spending measures. Clearly...-called positive measures that the prime minister is due to announce in the coming days. After last
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New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
EconomyMacroeconomyand pension reforms. On the fiscal front, the government has reportedly proposed a new set measures... list submitted in late March, MoF sources told Kathimerini that the current estimate has now been... to food and medicines. Greece currently has two main VAT rates of 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate
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Tsipras tries to switch focus from measures to need for survival in euro
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the single currency would counterbalance the recessionary impact of the austerity measures Greece has...Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made it clear that he believes the agreement reached with lenders... in” but that the country has no option but to accept it. In an interview with public broadcaster ERT
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Skai 100.3 on Thursday. He said the economy has finite capabilities, and it could not sustain another..., however there has been a marked deterioration in the number of positive responses to public safety, which is down by 17.4 percentage points and healthcare, which has lost 14.3 percentage points. Border
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Newsletter 432 - 06/09/2024
performance, while New Democracy’s support has fallen to 22.2 pct. It was measured at 31.2 pct... with voters after a difficult summer. The prime minister has limited fiscal space available so the pledges he... was due the following year. The government has been bargaining with the European Commission to try
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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsdue on March 21 by S&P and on April 4 by Moody’s. The coalition has made it clear it wants to issue..., the agreement with the troika has come at an opportune moment for the New Democracy-PASOK coalition. The conservatives are trailing SYRIZA in opinion polls and PASOK is languishing at around the 5-percent
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Authorities set to announce new measures as domestic Covid-19 cases rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsof infection in other European countries has fluctuated, the authorities have been issuing updated..., totalling 90 days. Theatre The prime minister, meanwhile, has come in for criticism for allegedly... of diverting scarce military resources for a “leisure trip”. The prime minister’s office has
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Attention turns to economic activity, support measures as Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsof more vulnerable groups, has generated some criticism, public figures have insisted... to continue being careful until the pandemic has subsided. Naturally, much of the public discussion... and “click and collect” purchases for the time being. It has been suggested that ministers will assess
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicscases – the highest daily total so far this year. The number of intubated patients has shot up... of deaths rose by 23 to 6,557. As has been the case for the last few weeks, around half of the daily...-compliant public, New Democracy has also left itself open to repeated criticism, including its mixed
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Newsletter 407 - 12/01/2024
of the measures taken to combat inflation. The severity of the issue over the last few weeks has also been...PoliticsMarriage equality bill draws attention in modernisation driveThe focus this week has been... has referred to as Greece’s “modernisation.” The public consultation period for two bills, one
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