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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer
PoliticsGreek Politics, which will not pay out any bonus at all to pensioners. The conservatives have so far refused... have also forced the government to pay several years of backpay. Opinion poll Despite SYRIZA’s recent...-free threshold before the general elections, which are due to be held by October. He also suggested
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesto pay for handouts. The government, on the other hand, blames the austerity policies of its predecessors... incomes. The vast majority of middle-income households in Greece struggle to pay their necessary... keeping a significant portion of the newly impoverished middle class below the tax-free threshold
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyin the European Parliament were made to pay the party 4,000 euros monthly out their MEP’s salary, while... is in such dire financial straits that it is reportedly struggling to pay the rent on its Athens headquarters... weeks, their share plummeted to just 2.93 percent, and narrowly missing the 3-percent threshold
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SYRIZA zooms in on inflation, pandemic weaknesses to boost popularity
PoliticsGreek Politicsof respondents said they can pay their energy bills without any problems, while 24 pct said they cannot pay. Sixty-one percent of those questioned said they had a negative view of the government’s handling... tests positive for Covid – 58 pct believes the threshold should be lower. In terms of overall
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New Democracy continues to court right-wing voters with defence package, identity politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter unveiling a major defence procurement programme and committing to pay rises for the military... with a promise to look at pay rises for emergency service personnel in the autumn, and an attack on Course.... In the projected results, New Democracy stands at 28.6 pct, while ten parties in total make it over the threshold
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Newsletter 204 -03/05/2019
not currently pay income tax would start to be taxed, even though the amounts in question would be relatively...-free threshold The political battle between SYRIZA and New Democracy is set to intensify this coming... the opposition is due to propose cancelling the reduction of the tax-free threshold for incomes
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
Mitsotakis has approved pay increases for members of the armed forces and paved the way this week... Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed last Friday that members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay... become contentious in recent days following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces
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Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019
taking limited consideration of the ability to pay, lowering the VAT will only raise Greece’s VAT gap... on Friday that will cancel the reduction of the tax-free threshold for incomes that had been lined up... responded by saying that they have also made it clear they do not intend to drop the threshold
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Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
EconomyProgrammehave to pay an additional annual tax of 300 euros. We understand that the tax-free threshold... the two sides. On the tax front, the institutions insist the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros... with income above that threshold, including those who were previously untaxed. The first tax rate
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraor pension funds, which covers most debtors, would be allowed to pay as little as 20 euros per month... now stands on the threshold of power, voted against the first programme (including current leader... as well as a 1,000-euro increase in the tax-free threshold for each child born into a household
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