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ND paves way to spring elections with relief measures amid SYRIZA objections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s surprise announcement in last week’s budget, that the government was going... as some had suggested. The ratings bump seen in the polls immediately after the budget
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ND warns of fiscal risk from SYRIZA pledges as Tsipras takes heart from Cyprus polls
PoliticsGreek Politicssources are hinting that the fiscal impact of these measures could derail the budget to the extent... against the defence budget and recent defence deals with the US and France to accuse the leftists
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
the budget to the extent of requiring a new bailout. They also argue that other measures proposed... are recorded as public debt, there is no fiscal cost for the Greek budget as it is an accounting entry
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ND and SYRIZA clash over costing of opposition economic programme
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAccounting Office (GAO), which is responsible for monitoring budget data. The claim was later echoed... but that the calculations could easily be checked by reference to the published 2023 budget figures
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Government presses ahead with legislative work by delivering on some economic pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe fact that the bill envisions a bigger budget for the My Home scheme, which aims to help young Greeks obtain their own properties. The budget is being roughly doubled to 375 million euros, according
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PBO draws attention to effects of climate crisis on public finances
EconomyThe Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has published its quarterly report, in which it confirmed that - based on data for the first half of 2023 - the Greek economy is on course to reach its growth... strongly by some 3.6 billion euros to 7 billion euros year-to-date. On the fiscal front, the good budget
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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
injured by a flare ended with focus shifting to the budget debate in Parliament ahead of Sunday’s... proprietors also own major media outlets. The debate over next year’s budget began in Parliament
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
of the Parliamentary Budget Office - highlighted issues that have placed the government under pressure from... was touched upon by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). It estimated that out of a cumulative
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Reports raise questions about some economic policy decisions
EconomyMacroeconomyTwo reports published last week – the Bank of Greece’s monetary policy report and the quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office - highlighted issues that have placed the government under... for the Greek government was touched upon by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). It estimated that out
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Mitsotakis looks to last-minute announcements to top up lean TIF offerings
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe finance team to base their calculations for next year’s budget on more optimistic growth... into effect in 2025, and which cap increases in budget spending to 3 percent of GDP, or 3 billion
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