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Greece's taxing challenges
Agora, the volume of unpaid taxes has increased. The latest available data for August 2016 recorded... to attracting investments. But it has become the default option of past and current governments... campaigned in favour of abolishing the tax, only to embrace it after taking office. VAT has been increased
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Tsipras, Erdogan pledge to keep talking amid tension in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyof Agathonisi this week has prompted a reaction from Athens in the ongoing tension in the Aegean between... the island of Samothraki. The last couple of days, Turkey has issued several NAVTEX reserving areas... as a positive move by Ankara. Tension between the two countries has risen over the last couple of months
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Newsletter 133
, it appears that a solution has been found – much to the relief of the government in Athens... organisation’s demand for a new set of asset quality reviews (AQRs) to be conducted. The IMF has... for the government to navigate its way through the third review. However, the IMF has also called for the reduction
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Tsipras eyes review conclusion, insists SYRIZA patience will pay off
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that the opposition party has yet to realise that the government is well on the way to achieving... and that it will be distributed among low-income social groups, as the government has promised. Further details were not provided... during the meeting although this was later denied by ministry sources. Mouzalas has long been
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Athens waits for green light from Eurogroup so it can settle IMF loans early
EconomyProgrammeThe third post-programme review, which was due to begin this Monday, has been postponed for a few... hopes it has done enough to get the green light from the Eurogroup on Friday. The legislation... reported on Sunday. However, the government has been quick to stress that Greece is the only European
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SYRIZA seeks to bolster post-MoU narrative with early IMF repayment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRegling has already indicated that he would support Greece’s request. Although the early repayment... as it will strengthen SYRIZA’s argument that it has overseen the end of the bailout era and that even... committee of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, the grouping Tsipras has put together for May’s European
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Finance Ministry faces balancing act as it starts to draft 2020 budget
EconomyProgrammeand in 2020. The government has denied that there will be any fiscal gap in either year, but former Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos claims that the measures New Democracy has proposed will lead... budget calculations on, while factoring in the tax cuts it has promised for this year and next
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Third bill on way as Athens looks to autumn reforms, negotiations with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsis already moving beyond the government’s three bills. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has targeted..., reducing a range of rates for businesses and individuals. It has also emerged that New Democracy is looking... projections the government has presented via the Greek media compared to what was discussed when
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politicsare respected. Finally, a deadline has been introduced for workers to take legal action against employers once the reconciliation process has been launched. The changes provoked the anger of SYRIZA, which.... The latter issue has flared up over the last few days after New Democracy accused SYRIZA of allowing
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MPs gear up for action as To Potami calls it a day and PASOK wobbles
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has already let it be known that the extra funds will be paid out in cash and will go to some... of the Greek President by MPs and snap general elections. New Democracy has proposed for MPs to hold up... challenged Genimmata for the leadership of KINAL, was also critical. He argued that Gennimata has
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