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Overdue social security contributions top 35 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomy) revealed. Until the end of 2016, KEAO was fed by overdue contributions of more than 5,000 euros from... showed that 70.4 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount of 3.83 billion euros (10.8 percent of the total). Overall, slightly more than 1 million debtors fall
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April hirings balance positive by 110,895, aggregate balance highest on record
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in April with 110,895 more hirings than departures, data from... 10,649 more hirings than firings in April 2019. Total hirings came to 282,181 versus 171,286... in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 40,169 more hirings than departures. The mildest positive
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agorahalf a million registered voters, SYRIZA in September 2015 beat New Democracy by more than 10 percentage points (pps) 35.81 percent versus 25.29 percent. With more than 70 percent of Sunday’s votes... by more than 3 pps, 32.9 percent versus 29.5 percent. With 71 percent of Sunday’s votes counted
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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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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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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
related to investment, growth and reforms rather than the touch subject of fiscal targets. In all... and operate a casino on the site. He also pledged to invest more than 1 billion euros. On the back... balance turned positive in August with 3,111 more hirings than firings, data from the Labour Ministry’s
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Deaths continue to outpace births in latest demographic warning
Societydeaths. However, the number of deaths of infants aged less than one year came to 300, raising slightly the infant mortality rate (number of deaths of infants aged less than one year per 1,000 live births) from 3.46 in 2017 to 3.47 in 2018. Overall, there were 33,857 more deaths than live births in 2018
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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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