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Government faces uproar over tax evasion measures despite solid poll ratings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe announcement of a new tax regime for self-employed earners has elicited a strong reaction from..., public safety and defence for the benefit of all of society. The solution that the government has.... Taxation of self-employed earners has proven a thorny issue for New Democracy as well
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PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been muted, as the leftist party continues to be consumed by internal wrangles which saw... a million workers. The Finance Ministry has been defending the measure on the grounds of tax justice... wage. In a series of briefings, the argument has been made that tax evasion by the self-employed
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SYRIZA turbulence shakes up opposition politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s decline in the opinion polls and the internal disruption that has followed the election... is concerned. A ProRata poll published this week indicates that SYRIZA has slipped behind not only... support has also dropped to the same level as the Communist Party (KKE). This suggests that the leftists
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Kasselakis aiming to bounce back as SYRIZA continues to take hits
PoliticsGreek Politics. It has also been pointed out in the local media that those who have departed the party over the last... between 2015-19. This raises another difficulty that Kasselakis has to contend with. In his bid to push the idea of renewal, he has found himself criticising frequently some of SYRIZA’s policy choices
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Kasselakis sets sights on government over cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicshas insisted that any progress the Greek economy has made over the last few years has come... in April this year, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to increase it to 950 euros... the government has ruled out because it argues that the impact on the budget would be too onerous
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Mitsotakis surprises with cabinet tweaks featuring familiar faces
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to draw a line under the criticism his government has received on issues such as law and order... on Wednesday were prompted by a change of guard in the Ministry of Citizen Protection, which has had a domino... Marinakis has also been upgraded to Deputy Minister without portfolio. The changes are seen
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Flurry of bills due in Parliament as legislative work resumes
PoliticsGreek Politicshas a series of bills that it aims to pass through the House over the coming days. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has referred to the need for a “wave of changes” as part of Greece’s... came to power in 2019, has been completed. A bill concerning the creation of a National Cybersecurity
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbasis for same-sex couples to have the same rights as heterosexual ones. He added that he has his.... Mitsotakis is also facing opposition from former party leader Antonis Samras. The ex-PM has stated for some... of the political spectrum, as Samaras is, there is some scepticism about why Mitsotakis has forged ahead
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Strong public support for farmers adds to pressure on PM for more measures
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been in place for the agricultural sector for the last two years. Also, there will be a 10 pct.... The percentage of respondents who say they intend to vote for the conservatives has fallen to 30.5 pct... that the Mitsotakis administration has suffered considerable wear-and-tear over the last three months. However
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Time running out for Golden Visa as housing problems increase
AgoraAlthough media scrutiny of the issue has been scant, as is often the case with matters that put... income has barely recovered from the debt crisis, taking a further hit from the pandemic in 2020... of foreign funds has flowed into the Greek property market via the Golden Visa scheme. Based on data from
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