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Mitsotakis uses healthcare debate to turn anti-SYRIZA rhetoric on PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politics. This is a tactic the New Democracy leader has taken to deploying since it became evident... to PASOK. Mitsotakis has been making the case that the social democrats are morphing into their left... for being poor value for money. Greece has one of the lowest levels of public healthcare expenditure
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat his government has no plans to impose additional tax on local banks. This positioning came... legislative intervention. The approach to Greek banks has opened up a visible cleavage between New Democracy... post that New Democracy is concerned it has been outflanked by the opposition on this issue (SYRIZA
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PBO highlights areas of uncertainty for 2020 budget
EconomyMacroeconomy. It also has offsetting measures worth 1.9 billion euros so the primary surplus target that Greece...The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has followed the footsteps of the Fiscal Council by issuing its opinion on the draft budget that the government tabled last week. The PBO has some reservations
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Govt augments support for businesses, workers as total outlay on economic boost reaches 6.8 bln
EconomyThe government has announced a fourth wave of measures aimed at supporting struggling businesses..., to the list of businesses that have been forced to close or whose business has been affected... on healthcare that has been pledged comes to a total of 6.8 bln euros, or around 3.5 pct of Greece’s
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Parties clash ahead of budget vote, govt looks to ease holiday lockdown for churches
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government has tried to deflect criticism from SYRIZA by painting them as an irresponsible... in government – a position which has found some resonance among other opposition parties. In Tuesday’s debate... to a lesser degree compared to other groups. Church The government, meanwhile, has been forced to back
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IMF Spring Meetings seen as next waypoint in completion of review
PoliticsGreek Politicsa staff-level agreement (SLA). This would lead to the prior actions that the Greek government has... to be agreed is the regular gathering on May 22. However, the Greek government has suggested.... There has been no visible decent from the right-wing grouping so far. Kammenos also said
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Tsipras rallies ministers and MPs before multi-bill arrives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe multi-bill containing the measures the government has agreed with the lenders is due... “undoubtedly positive.” This will be music to Tsipras’s ears as the government has been trying... that any MPs from the ruling party will now turn against the agreement. Tsipras has also decided to use
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Institutions warn of fiscal target being missed, reforms slowing
EconomyProgrammeof the tax system. The surveillance report noted that in mid-May after the Stability Programme has been... that the ENFIA property tax valuation framework has moved forward, including considerable IT and legal... quarter of 2019. “Tax collection has been weaker than targeted, while key performance indicators
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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicshas yet died. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday that schools and universities... in slowing the virus’s progress in some places, like Hong Kong, has not been widely discussed in Greece..., but the opinions of qualified experts are marginalised. The church’s stance has led to calls from
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Govt looks to tweak relief in anticipation of record Covid infections, new inflation high
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Filis argued instead on Monday that it highlighted how poor testing in the community has been..., the health minister has already hinted that the government hopes to lift the ban on music in dining... sectors where turnover has been impacted by over 50 pct, with funds coming from EU structural
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