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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoraand a lower tax-free threshold for 2019 and 2020 and that all these constitute a fourth programme... around half of its volume as “a rope around Greece’s neck.” Pension cuts and tax-free threshold..., by expanding the tax base through lowering the tax-free threshold. Greece was also granted the right
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Newsletter 299 - 04/06/2021
Cavusoglu visit free of drama Positive mood during Turkish FM’s Athens talks; new insolvency..., which was free of the verbal clashes that marked the Greek diplomat’s recent visit to Ankara... on improving confidence-building measures. Cavusoglu's trip was free of the verbal clashes that marked
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
Agoraof markets populated by rational agents who, if left free to operate without distortions, tend to "optimal... of economic policy is, through structural reforms, to eliminate obstacles to the free functioning of markets... that the second-largest global economy is basically free riding on the rest of the world. There are two
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A breakdown of Tsipras's pledges on economic strategy in Thessaloniki
Economyis inevitable and will not be negotiated with the troika. The key interventions involve free... feeding for 300,000 poor families (756 million), free access to the public health care system for all...) adjusted by at least 30-35 percent to converge with current market prices. The tax-free threshold
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Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonthly pension - for gross pensions up to 700 euros (543.1 million). 3) Free access to the public...’ contribution to medicine expenditure (350 million). 4) Free public transport card for the long-term unemployed and citizens below the poverty limit (120 million). 5) Free electricity to 300,000
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgrammethat will be close to market prices. He refrained from providing any detail on the tax free threshold as well... debt and free supply of electricity up to 300Kw/h per month per household for up to 150,000 households... spending and at the same time tax revenues are in free fall”. That said, it would be reasonable
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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
the 42,000-euro threshold. There is also an indirect tax-free bracket of 9,550 euros that is subject... Alexiadis has repeatedly said that for taxpayers to be eligible for the tax-free threshold of 9,550... miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal describes him
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Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
EconomyProgrammethe two sides. On the tax front, the institutions insist the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros... 8,500-9,000 euros. Since the rate of the first tax bracket stands at 22 percent, a lower tax-free... have to pay an additional annual tax of 300 euros. We understand that the tax-free threshold
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Athens holds back proposal details ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the lowering of the tax-free threshold for personal incomes, and an increase to middle VAT rate from... that the tax-free threshold is up for negotiation with the lenders. This appeared to run counter... the tax-free threshold is due to be reduced. This incident reflects the nervousness within
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Athens searching for compromise formula should IMF remain on board
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens may be willing to concede ground on the lowering the tax-free threshold for personal incomes.... Athens may argue that the lowering of the tax-free threshold will be enough to cover the fiscal gap. Finance Ministry sources said earlier this month that a reduction in the tax-free threshold of 8,636
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