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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Societya range of welfare services for around 20,000 people a day. All this on a budget that has been cut... social problems have to be addressed on an ever tighter budget are a microcosm of what is happening
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Nobody has less confidence in their government than the Greeks, OECD finds
Society, Greece spent 11.6 percent of its budget on healthcare, compared to an OECD average of 14.5 The gap was even wider when it came to the education budget, which was 7.9 percent of general government
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Coalition wins crucial votes but at a price as SYRIZA leads polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the 2014 budget did not have the troika’s approval and that a supplementary budget, with more
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It's not the distance; it's the load you carry
Agorapercent of GDP in 2009 required almost three times the fiscal effort to balance the budget. However... budget and a further 529 million and 155 million were identified for 2015 and 2016 respectively (table
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Greece and troika: Bailout tranche, funding gap and debt relief still pending
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the fact that Greece has entered primary budget surplus territory and does not have any debt... the 24th, when Eurostat is expected to confirm that Greece produced a primary budget surplus in 2013
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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agora. How much time and financing would Greece get to bring its budget under control? Should its debts... and money to shrink such a massive budget deficit. Germany said no. The financing limit dictated
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General gov't cash surplus widened to 2 bln in January
EconomyMacroeconomybodies showed a surplus both at primary and balance level with the state budget being the higher... by the state indicated in the January budget execution figures. State arrears declined by 4.77
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ELSTAT sees 2013 primary deficit at 8.7 pct of GDP, 40 bln wiped out from economy since 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyof assets. According to the 2014 budget, privatization revenues stood at 2.08 billion in 2013... in 2014 budget that SMP and ANFA income of 3.11 billion would be excluded under EAP rules. Greek media
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Greek 2013 primary surplus confirmed at 1.5 bln euros
Economybudget - and is a reflection of the remarkable progress that Greece has made in repairing its public... these targets. “The positive fiscal outcome for 2013, the satisfactory budget execution so far
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Greece unveils MTFS seeing 4.2 bln primary surplus in 2014 but just under 2 bln fiscal gap in 2015-16
EconomyMacroeconomyand interventions or their anticipated outcome. A similar policy was also followed with the 2014 budget... surplus at 6.96 billion (3.5 percent of GDP). The MoF stressed that the satisfactory budget execution
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