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Tsipras on alert for snap elections, but Mitsotakis looks set to stay course
PoliticsGreek Politicslikely that Tsipras wants to keep his party officials on their toes than he truly believe Mitsotakis..., is trying to play down any suggestion that Kaili was anything other than a PASOK official and that responsibility for actions lie with anyone else other than Androulakis. The centre-left leader
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Opposition clashes with govt over high energy prices, cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsprices than many European countries, noting that it paid on average 278 euros/MWh, compared to 288... ahead rather than the spot market. Responding to opposition calls for a freeze in VAT and other... of what it claims are targeted subsidies rather than indirect tax cuts. Staikouras argued
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Newsletter 371 - 24/02/2023
the average deal size also rose by 54 million euros. The value of deals more than doubled to 10.4 billion... than 40 pct of the total deals of last year, led by the sale of Chipita to Mondelez for 1.37 billion... of 39.02 billion euros, up from 26.72 billion euros in 2021. The oil deficit has more than doubled
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
AgoraWWII. Note also that the WAP increased faster than the overall population before 2000... see the reverse. The WAP declines faster than the population, because of “aging” as the cohorts... Force Survey from ELSTAT. ELSTAT uses a broader definition of the WAP than the OECD convention
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Restrictive leaders' debate produces little to move election needle
PoliticsGreek Politicswas “a danger to New Democracy, rather than democracy” and called for those involved in setting up... cost more than 20 billion euros. The SYRIZA leader failed to show, though, that there is any... to attacks, rather than trying to score points over their opponents. Should little change over
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut also suggesting that post-election politics could be more turbulent than the centre-right leader... parties will enter Parliament. This is two more than the five parties which elected MPs last month... will make it into Parliament, rather than eight. In terms of voting intentions, New Democracy is on 39
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than hope, and that a change of direction by Tsipras to deliver a more positive message, like... with a share of the vote on Sunday that was almost 4 points higher than in 2019. While... voters than with young Greeks and urban voters. This suggests that the process of renewal still has
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
than two candidates in the first ballot) to be held on September 10. This would be followed... become a millstone for the leftists. His popularity ratings were low, often lower than some other... on to as more than 600,000 workers in Greece’s labour force are employed in the wider public sector
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VAT and income tax drive budget performance in Jun, interest bill above target by 741 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybalance is better than the target by 1.8 billion euros. Revenues Net revenues for the period stood... billion, 571 million higher than the target. Excise tax revenues were 3.23 billion, 62 million lower... revenues came to 7.48 billion Euros, 787 million higher than the target. Tax refunds came to 3.39
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Income tax, VAT help generate 3.56 bln budget surplus in July as interest expenses exceed 5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyof 1.44 billion euros, from a 4.59-billion-euro deficit in 2022. The overall balance is better than... higher than the target. Excise tax revenues were 3.9 billion, 76 million lower the target. Property tax... billion Euros, 825 million higher than the target. Tax refunds came to 3.95 billion euros, 636
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