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Budget primary surplus at 1 bln in Jan as tax revenues outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure and Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance came in 58 and 41 million lower than target...’s figure but 309 million better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) rose by 10... to better than expected tax revenues, which improved by 8 percent to 3.81 billion, 255 million higher
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With tax-free threshold set for change, income declarations underline need for rethink
EconomyProgrammeincome below 9,000 euros. Specifically, more than 56 percent of the 418,000 farmers declared annual income lower than the 1,000-euro mark, more than 29 percent income between 1-5,000 euros and 8 percent... declare minimal income (less than 1,000 euros), while for 31.2 percent the declared income ranges
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Budget primary surplus of 2.1 bln in 2-month on large underspend in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomy, 25.6 percent lower than the respective figure of 2.85 billion in the corresponding period last year..., which stood at 734 million. This was 334 million higher than the target, which explains the target... expenditure was just 58 million lower than target. We understand that the government deferred or postponed
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
they briefed more than 40 SYRIZA MPs about the details of a potential agreement earlier in the week... by 1.26 billion, mainly on the back of significantly lower than targeted primary expenditure (by 866... of Greece, a sum 334 million higher than expected. Meanwhile, primary expenditure decreased notably
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Newsletter 115 - 21/04/2017
percent of GDP for many years to come. The indications from Greece are that a more likely formula than... to 2.7 percent, while its medium-term estimate stands at 1 percent for 2022, lower than its previous... in March, while the Q1 figure plummeted by more than 1 billion to 292 million, from 1.3 billion last year
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Overdue social security contributions climb to 22.5 bln at end of Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyQ1. The released figures show that out of the total overdue stock of 22.49 billion, more than two.... The breakdown shows nearly two thirds of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount of 1.72 billion euros (7.7 percent of total). This bracket includes 410,238 debtors, more than
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Budget primary surplus at 3.54 bln in August, 29 mln off target on tax refunds, low revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1.06 billion euros, driven by lower than targeted revenues in several categories. Specifically... to 2.57 billion in the eight-month period, higher than the target by 469 million euros. Overall, net... percent), driven largely by higher than expected tax refunds and the payment deadline for the ENFIA
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Wolfgang at the door
Agorathe Germans, who had implemented the challenging Hartz reforms provide outright solidarity, rather than... and recovered much more slowly than the US did after experiencing its massive financial crisis. During... more than 40 billion euros through lower interest rates on its government debt, while a study
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Newsletter 143
that a quorum of more than 50 percent is needed in first-degree unions to call protest action... commitments rather than tag it onto legislation submitted by the Digital Policy Ministry, thus... legislation and said that nobody with debts below 200,000 euros and property worth less than 280,000 euros
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Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
Societyolder than 65 years for every 100 persons of working age (20 to 64 years). The ratio rose from 19.5... than that of the total population. Greek pensioners over 65 were found to have disposable incomes slightly higher than the OECD average. Regarding poverty and age, the report found that in 15 out of 25
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