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  1. Parliament will not probe 2015 bailout negotiations but issue unlikely to disappear
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . In recent comments clarifying his description of the preparation of so-called Plan X in his book, Galbraith... was involved in a strategy that sought to push Greece towards a euro exit, said that Plan X

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  2. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    in October and 11.1 percent to October) with the drop in VAT just shy of 10 percent for both periods... percent to 35.84 billion. Salaries and pensions continued heading south, at -6.6 percent in October

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  3. Greek primary budget surplus doubles to 835 mln in Jan but below target

    Economy

    tax refunds rose 6.6 percent to 4.71 billion, broadly in line with the target. Direct taxes increased..., mainly due to lower consumption taxes (down 8.3 percent), counterbalancing a modest increase in VAT

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  4. Greek budget primary surplus up to 3.53 bln at end of November despite revenue shortfall

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    as they dropped by 6.6 percent in November from 17.9 percent in October. November’s figure fell short... for the settlement of unpaid tax in up to 100 instalments. In contrast, VAT revenues as well

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  5. Growth in accommodation and food services turnover slows to 6 pct in Q1
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the growth rate in international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports significantly slowed to 6.6... months. Another key concern for the sector relates to the expected change in the VAT rate on hotels

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  6. Signifcant underspend covers revenue shortfall for budget primary surplus to August

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent to 14.64 billion, 1.03 billion short of target. In particular, VAT revenues dropped 3.5 percent... percent to 4.9 billion, in line with target. Overall, the 8-month expenditure decreased by 6.6

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  7. Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
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    Agora

    taxes, notably VAT. The indirect tax intake was even lower than the previous year’s. At the same time..., this time mostly depending on the revenue side, with 6.6 billion euros coming from various tax increases

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  8. Budget primary surplus of 2.28 bln in first five months of 2016, tax revenues beat target in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . On the indirect taxes front, VAT revenues continued heading north at an accelerating pace. They rose by 24.9... million in the first four months of the year. In addition, interest payments rose by 6.6 percent to 3.1

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  9. Budget primary surplus reaches 3.6 bln in 7-month, monthly revenues miss target in July

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    better than target. In specific, direct taxes rose 6.6 percent in July and 5 percent in the 7-month... and reaming the key contributor to the revenue overperformance. In particular, VAT revenues fell

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  10. Newsletter 131 -15/09/2017

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    billion in July from 692 million in June. Around 15 percent of this amount relates to VAT... by 7.1 percent in Q2 on the back of an increase in foreign arrivals by 6.6 percent. Additionally

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