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Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality
EconomyFeaturesa higher proportion of the tax burden than in five years previously. For those earning between..., if the economy produced more than 3.5 percent primary surplus, the government can implement a number... to rely on funding from elsewhere in the budget rather than redistributing the tax burden. SYRIZA
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May employment balance positive by 105,282 as seasonal hires pick up
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in Μay with 105,284 more hirings than departures, data from..., there were 3,441 fewer hirings than firings in May 2019. Total hirings came to 323,524 versus... 30-44 years, where there were 35,775 more hirings than departures. The mildest positive balance
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agoradelivered light drizzle rather than a deluge. Also, Tsipras has had to implement the same kind of policies that scuppered his predecessors’ chances of survival. He held on longer than they did, but tax... 2015, he obtained a fresh mandate to implement the third programme, rather than the aspirational
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
by Pulse, the centre-right party would have more than 151 seats in all the possible scenarios... to be bolder in his cabinet and policy choices, rather than being wary of maintaining delicate balances... of insured employees earn less than 818.07 euros gross per month. The report showed that the average
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Newsletter 216 -26/07/2019
million owners of property worth less than 60,000 euros will see a 30 The Finance Ministry hopes... taxpayers, and 10 percent for the 14,706 people who own property worth more than 1 million euros..., the European Commission estimated that this year’s primary surplus would be no higher than 2.5
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July employment balance turns negative by 14,691 after five straight months of positive data
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance turned negative in July with 14,691 more firings than hirings, data from... of positive balances. Compared to the same month last year, there were 6,081 fewer hirings than... aged 30-44 years, where there were 23,543 more firings than hirings. This was followed by those aged
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Parties gear up for clash over escalating migration challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Aegean crossings. More than 1,000 migrants have arrived on Lesvos, Chios and Samos this week... than its capacity. The pressing nature of the situation on Lesvos and other islands has placed... a migrant, rather than a refugee, crisis. The implication of the statement is that the majority
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April sees lowest hiring balance on record as pandemic bites and 233,626 fewer jobs offered
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance edged into positive territory in April with 7,205 more hirings than firings... year, there were 103,690 more people fired than hired. Ergani noted that there were 233,626 fewer... than fired. This was followed by those aged 45-64 with a positive balance of 1,803, and those aged
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Parties jostle over economic data, public still backs ND approach on pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsquarter-on-quarter. This was a much smaller contraction than the eurozone average, which was above 3 pct in both cases, and lower than many analysts had expected. This triggered some bold remarks from... for Q2, which includes the start of the peak tourism season, would be worse than in the first three
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Employment balance positive by 32,975 in May, aggregate figure shows 259,233 fewer jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 32,975 more hirings than firings in May, data from... people fired than hired. Ergani noted that the change is mainly due to the reduced number of seasonal... 30-44 years, where there were 10,588 more people fired than hired. This was followed by those aged
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