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Farmers' protests add to government's woes as opposition plans long game on Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tax-free fuel at the pump for producers and protection from foreclosures for the 70 pct of farmers that it claims are unable to pay tax arrears and bank loans. In response to the pressure, PM Kyriakos
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PM focusses on long game as opposition faces crucial period
PoliticsGreek Politicsand restore trust. These include rent rebates, a 250-euro bonus for pensioners, and targeted pay rises.... In a further move to appease producers, the government announced a permanent 50 percent increase
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Newsletter 489 - 19/12/2025
are also targeted: under‑25s earning up to €20,000 will pay no income tax, while those aged 25–30...% backing fully or mostly the producers’ reasons for protest. MRB’s poll for Open TV gave New Democracy
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicspay the special consumption tax on diesel fuel nor the VAT on this reduction. The government also... hit producers disproportionately, while inflation has sharpened cost-of-living pressures across
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Producer prices down by 2.3 YoY in Oct on back of fuel drop, rise in other categories
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in October, dropping by 2.3 percent..., producer prices have been in contraction for more than 1.5 years. The index had been growing over a two... by 3.4 percent. The products sold in the domestic market dropped 0.2 percent annually, led by oil
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Energy drives producer prices down by 4.5 pct YoY in Sep, as all other categories rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in September, dropping by 4.5 percent.... With the exception of July, which provided the first positive reading since February 2023, producer prices... 12-month period, the index decreased by 4.4 percent. The products sold in the domestic market dropped 1.4
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Unpopular but effective property tax returns for another year
EconomyMacroeconomyMinister Giorgos Houliarakis recently said that 6 million households will pay the same or even lower ENFIA for 2016 compared to the previous year, while 500,000 are expected to pay a higher amount... value were due to pay at least 50,000 euros each with the aggregate amount reaching 265.7 million
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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays in office. Instead, it has taken a year before he could pay a visit to the site in southern... will pay for the demolition work and oversee the successful conclusion of the tender for the casino... be expanded, along with a reduction in the tax businesses have to pay in advance this year. Companies
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
has the potential to pay dividends quickly. A return to the high levels of ESPA fund absorption... in the OECD toolkit II on beverages and petroleum products, and 3) the adoption of a cabinet act...-the-counter pharmaceutical products, the liberalisation of Sunday trading and tourist rentals
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
pay out 110 million euros to small businesses towards covering energy price increases up until April... within a matter of days. Pasta products have recorded the biggest jump of close to 12 pct within the first week of March. The next few weeks will see significant rises in all wheat-based products
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