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Newsletter 205 -10/05/2019
rate of VAT at 24 percent to the lower one, at 13 percent. Similarly, the VAT rate applied in the food..., factoring in the one-off positive impact of debt measures agreed in April. The balance is expected
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Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
EconomyProgrammeto Reuters indicated that there is disquiet among the creditors about the measures. One source said... sector employment reforms which if realized could cost as much as 9 billion euros on a one-off
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Athens moves ahead with expansionary measures as it waits for lenders' response
EconomyProgrammebenefit for low-income pensioners, admitting that scrapping the handout was one of SYRIZA’s “big defeats... to abide by its commitments. Primary surplus One issue that Tsakaltos is certain to be quizzed about
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agoratheir first ballots. Connecting with the youth was meant to be one of Tsipras’s assets. An exit poll from... percent versus 29.3 percent for SYRIZA. A new landscape One of the ways that the Greek crisis reflected
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 1.46 bln in April, above target by 2.31 bln on higher revenues
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros being incorporated to 2019 to cover the one-off payments related to the law 4575/2018... salaries by 330 million euros (mainly the one-off payments of law 4575/2018) and a rise in PIB
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Piraeus Bank posts net profit of 14 mln in Q1 from continued operations
EconomyBanking. When excluding one-off items, namely the bank’s voluntary retirement scheme, PPI fell by 6 percent QoQ. PPI in Q1 2018 stood at 64 million euros. Excluding one-off items, PPI for the same quarter last
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Mitsotakis urges voters to give ND clear majority amid KINAL turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsto guarantee a strong government for the Greek people, one which can implement the necessary reforms quickly.... It will have to find a new message to present to voters, one that will be less divisive than the “many
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the middle class. Xenogiannakopoulou is one of the highest profile additions to SYRIZA’s team from.... This is further evidence that SYRIZA intends to run a substantially different campaign to the one
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ND to highlight range of policy proposals after emphasis on tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto gain and something to lose from a one-on-one discussion between its leader and the prime minister
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Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees
Societyone midwife at the Samos reception centre and none at all at the Chios, Kos, Leros and Lesvos... one for transparency purposes. This meant that it was unable to fast-track recruitment process
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