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Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
EconomyProgrammeof GDP (roughly 1.8 billion euros). The government is reportedly hoping that there will be a pleasant
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Mitsotakis courts French investments, announces corporate tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe a pleasant surprise in terms of growth. There was no announcement regarding primary surplus targets, which
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Athens welcomes volume, form of Commission's pandemic recovery plan
EconomyThere was a pleasant surprise for Greece on Wednesday when the European Commission announced its proposal for a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of 750 billion euros, which will be attached to the 1.1 trillion euros multi-year fiscal framework of 2021-2027. The Fund will consist of 500
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Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
PoliticsForeign Policy. Otherwise, we need to proceed with the logic of Europe as a fortress. This would not be pleasant
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Fiscal data for 2023 indicates that 2.1 pct of GDP goal is within reach
EconomyMacroeconomy, from 258.91 billion in 2022. The size of the primary surplus in 2023 is a pleasant surprise
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Alexis Tsipras on 15.5 pct. These numbers will make pleasant reading in the PM’s office
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greeks are not overtaxed caused a political ruction. Stournaras made the claim in a TV interview... to a eurozone average of 25.7 percent. In this respect, Stournaras has a point: Overall revenues... higher taxes. At this point it is worth underlining again that Stournaras is the only technocrat
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Gov't mounts defence of pension plan but lenders' approval may take time
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Wednesday, the coalition announced a point-by-point rebuttal of opposition criticism regarding its... conducting a tour of TV studios this week in a bid to deflect criticism and prevent negative publicity... pensions would increase by 1 percentage point (from 3 to 4 percent). Government spokeswoman Olga
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More fiscal space emerges for new energy relief package as parties jostle for support
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties also view this as a weak point. In an interview with Open TV on Tuesday, SYRIZA leader Alexis... point than initially thought. This translates into 3 billion euros. The ministry recently passed.... The cost-of-living crisis has become a sore point for New Democracy as opinion polls consistently show
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