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Self-employed paying less for social security contributions, Labour ministry reports
EconomyFeaturesa minimum monthly social security contribution this year compared to last year, though the average amount payable has declined year-on-year. The bulletin, which the ministry appears to have launched... fund in particular rose by 14,477. Average monthly contribution fell by 5.6 percent year-on-year
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Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros a year. The two developments have triggered speculation in the local media that SYRIZA is laying... to official government data, there was a slight rise in the total number of civil servants last year... at the end of last year. There were 7,595 departures or retirements in the public sector last year, while
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Newsletter 157 -30/03/2018
elections this year would have the added bonus of not having to go to the polls in the wake of reducing.... It also shows that SYRIZA has struggled for traction since the start of the year. The only consolation... indicators over the last 12 months, having recovered by nearly 20 points from -72.2 in April last year
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Building activity up by 18 pct in Jan, permits dip below 1,000-mark
EconomyMacroeconomyin the number of permits issued year-on-year for Thessaly. It should be noted that the absolute figures... permits), rising by 8.4 percent compared to the same time last year. The smallest number of absolute... economic crisis and lack of investment. Across 2017, the absolute number of permits for the year
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New overdue taxes jump by 2.01 bln in Feb, total stock climbs to 101.12 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy) revealed on Tuesday. The aggregate figure for the first two months of the year showed that new tax debt stands at 2.78 billion euros, up by 6.6 percent against the figure for the same time last year (2.62... audits on large corporates came to 27.5 percent for the first two months of the year
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesfor the fact that the headcount has been falling on a net basis every year between 2010 and 2016. Overall... over a thousand in the past year. When the opposition quotes the number of 21,000 new permanent civil.... The actual number of hires by the end of the year was 7,063, which would put it marginally below the cap
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Greek 2017 primary surplus confirmed at 4 pct, well above target
EconomyMacroeconomydata and in the reference year Greece produced a total surplus of 1.45 billion euros, which translates..., at 87.37 billion euros. The drop of almost 600 million euros year-on-year is an unwelcome development... that broadening the tax base by reducing the tax-free threshold a year ahead of schedule
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New overdue taxes up by 776 mln in March, total stock at 101.44 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The aggregate figure for the first three months of the year showed that new tax debt stands at 3.56 billion euros, up by 8.5 percent against the figure for the same time last year (3.28 billion euros). New unpaid... to 56.8 percent for the first three months of the year. The corresponding volume stood at 146.05
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pensioners being avoided. Coalition MPs voted last year for reductions amounting to 1 percent of GDP... suggested that the compensatory measures should not be implemented next year. Since the vote... by a year to ensure that a 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target is achieved, the prospect
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Tsipras claims he is in no hurry to call elections after bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsof calling snap elections later this year despite persistent speculation about the subject. Tsipras... that the government intends to see out its four-year term. Speculation about elections later this year had been fuelled by the fact that the prime minister did not refer to the completion of the four-year term when
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