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  1. Report shows Greek tax burden increased in 2015, remaining above OECD average
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent of total taxation much higher than the OECD average ratio of 30.5 percent. However, VAT stood... the performance of VAT, the report presented the VAT Revenue Ratio (VRR), which measures the difference between the VAT revenue actually collected and what would theoretically be raised if VAT was applied

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  2. Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019

    Newsletters

    in installments, reduced VAT rates, the return of the 13th pension payment, and the reversal... is already the highest as a share of GDP in the EU. Combined with VAT changes, the EC says... of measures that included a bonus pension and lower VAT rates for a number of processed goods

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  3. Newsletter 499 - 20/03/2026

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    of the Ukraine war, pushing back against opposition calls to reduce VAT on basic goods — a measure adopted by several other EU member states. Beyond ideological objections — the government argued that VAT cuts... and 36.92 billion in 2024. VAT revenues alone are expected to rise from 25.68 billion euros to 29.23

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  4. Energy crisis puts squeeze on Greek fiscal policy
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    Agora

    opposition calls to reduce VAT on basic goods — a measure adopted by several other EU member states. Beyond ideological objections (the government argued that VAT cuts would not work in the Greek context... revenues of 40.9 billion euros, up from 39.21 billion last year and 36.92 billion in 2024. VAT

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  5. In hindsight it would have been nicer

    Agora

    on the 5th of June after its contents were leaked by the Wall Street Journal's Matina Stevis, the IMF openly

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  6. It remains a mystery
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    Agora

    The Wall Street Journal leaked this week the minutes of an International Monetary Fund board meeting in May, 2010, just a few days before Greece signed its first bailout. The extracts reveal that there was serious concern among about a third of the country representatives, who raised serious

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  7. How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    wall in its discussions with technocrats from the European Commission, European Central Bank

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  8. Last man standing
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    Agora

    together on this issue, and others, is much like trying to nail jelly to the wall. It was only

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  9. Greece’s first bailout, lenders and their pledge to maintain debt exposure
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    EconomyProgramme

    The Wall Street Journal and El Pais published over the weekend a revealing record of the minutes from the International Monetary Fund’s board meeting in May 2010, which sealed the organizations participation in the first Greek bailout. “The Dutch, French and German chairs conveyed to the Board

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  10. Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the 12 months ahead. A report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that a commitment to a specific

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