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Tax wedge for single, married Greeks well above OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomythe 34 OECD countries with the tax wedge for an average single worker at 40.4 percent. This is more than.... The OECD average tax wedge for married workers with two children is 9.1 pp lower than
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IMF sees Greek growth at 2.5 pct in 2015, debt at 172.7 pct of GDP
Economyis higher than the previously anticipated levels. The IMF retains its deflation projection unchanged.... The IMF revised upward its estimates on the overall fiscal balance by more than 1 pp for 2015 and 2016
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ELSTAT sees 2014 primary surplus at 0.4 pct of GDP, debt at 177.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyratios deteriorated. In particular, the debt/GDP ratio increased by more than 2 percentage points... by more than 7 billion compared to the central government debt of 324.13 billion published two months
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Greece is gasping for a deal
Agorabailout programme. However, it is clear that the Greek banking system, which has less than 140 billion... a pragmatic streak, even ruthless at times, as he led SYRIZA from a fringe group earning less than 5 percent
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Tsipras steps in amid concern deal with lenders slipping away
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the institutions than Finance Ministry general secretary for fiscal policy Nikos Theocharakis, who has played... of a referendum than of fresh national elections. Alco poll for @protothema If there's an impasse in talks
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Greek pensions: The thorniest issue in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammeof the total monthly expense of 2.35 billion, the bulk (more than 88 percent) involves main pensions... of the year the 13th monthly pension for all those earning less than 700 euros per month. This would
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Greece drafts reform multi-bill as talks catalyst but fiscal gap lingers
EconomyProgramme. Kathimerini daily reported that the key measures aim to raise more than 1.3 billion euros in revenues... than 600 million euros. 7) Combating illegal trade on oil, tobacco and alcohol, with projected
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Deposit outflow slows to 2.19 bln in Mar as balances slip to lowest in 10 yrs
EconomyMacroeconomybanks noted that more than two-thirds of those outflows stemmed from households and one-fourth from... that they have used more than 5 billion so far in April to counterbalance a similar amount of withdrawals
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Market value of HFSF's bank holdings plummets by 11 bln in 2014
EconomyBankingmarket value fell further in the course of 2015. By the end of April, it had dropped by more than one-third to around 7.5 billion, corresponding to a drop by more than 4 billion compared to the end-2014
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Only one in 10 jobless Greeks receiving unemployment benefits
Societyfor more than a year and not looking for work are factored in. Of those, only 4,200 (0.78 percent) are registered for the guaranteed minimum income scheme, which pays out a monthly sum of no more than
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