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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the debt front, gg debt is set to slightly ease to 320.0 billion (174.8 percent of GDP) in 2014 from... of 2.89 billion in 2014 will result from a further cut in social security and health by 2.66 billion... percent stake in DESFA to Azeri SOCAR (188 million). The target for 2014 was set at 3.56 billion without
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
-free threshold and pensions to meet a fiscal target is set at 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018... for Greece needs to be set at 1.5 percent of GDP and the country must see a sharp reduction in the tax... pressed for additional measures should the fiscal target be set at 3.5 percent of GDP, which would
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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
Agoraset by the other side, which is the upfront legislation of new measures. Taxes and pensions The two... the creditors that the two sides would also agree on a set of “counter-measures” to offset the impact... by Germany. What can be said about the latest set of measures and the way they will be weaved
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Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
and Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis reportedly set out the case for not reducing pension... reportedly set out its position that the measure is not necessary in fiscal terms because the 3.5 percent... its way on the pension cut but did not say it was a certainty. His speech on Saturday focussed
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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring the election campaign and is aiming to table a bill before the end of July that will set out... that the tax bill, which is set to phase in 6 billion euros worth of tax cuts over three years, will be tabled... at cafes and restaurants, still carry the higher rate. The bill will also contain a set of measures
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Newsletter 219 -13/09/2019
and set out the reductions in taxes that New Democracy believes will help reach that target... be The government spent the week strengthening its tax-cut message while working on attracting more investment... contributions, which is set to begin next summer, has an estimated cost of 200 million euros. The total
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesof natural gas for heating and electricity has been in progress since the 1990s and is set on a path... onshore wind and photovoltaic installations. This has implications that cut across regulation, licensing... survey thought it was important for the government to set ambitious renewable energy targets
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Newsletter 259 -24/07/2020
plan on the recommendations made by the committee of wise men led by Nobel Prize-winning Greece is set... and employment. It repeated its previous estimates that GDP is set to shrink by between 8 to 9.8 percent... from 8.4 billion euros in 2019 to 2.8 billion euros in 2020. Employment will also be cut by 35 percent
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
an investment grade rating for Greek debt next year. The PM is likely to set out what measures are possible... this summer. SYRIZA tried to outdo ND this week as opposition leader Alexis Tsipras set out during a public... to set out an alternative policy toolkit in the buildup to Tsipras’s appearance at TIF, a week
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politics. In addition to the expanding envelope for energy support, the government is looking to set aside funds... for permanent fiscal space from next year to implement its tax cut pledges and a pensions rise, while reversing the fiscal deficit. Phone-tapping With Parliament set to resume its business a week early
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