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  1. A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
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    Society

    , Slovakia at 40 percent and Italy at 37 percent. However, 35 percent of Hungarians, 31 percent of Greeks... their bank.” These are among the findings presented in the report, an annual survey in which more than

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  2. Consumer scorecard finds Greeks struggling most in EU with cost of living crisis
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    Economy

    by Hungarians and by some distance the Portuguese..... The findings are discussed today at the Commission’s annual consumer summit in an exercise

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  3. Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015

    Newsletters

    government felt were not politically feasible, such as further rises in VAT, in return for receiving... note the government intends to reduce the higher VAT rate of 23 percent and impose special tax... to 10 billion euros of T-Bills to cover Greece’s short-term funding needs, carrying

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  4. Decisive week for Greek programme begins with proposal from Athens
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    EconomyProgramme

    and increase in the medium VAT rate. The tax-free threshold currently ranges between 8,636 euros for a single person up to 9,545 euros for a family with at least three children, while the medium VAT rate... relate to the pricing and funding of the measures endorsed by the December 5 Eurogroup, which involve

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  5. Famellos presents struggling SYRIZA’s case, pleads for unity among progressives
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    elements include: Tax overhauls: zero VAT on food and medicine for a year before reclassifying staples into a low-rate category; restoration of reduced VAT on all Aegean islands; fuel duties cut... health funding to EU averages; 15,000 new permanent posts in the national health system; doubled

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  6. Greek Jan-Apr primary budget surplus rises above 1 bln despite revenue shortfall

    Economy

    taxes beat the targets by 237 million. In particular, VAT retreated 4.4 percent in April and 1.8... million short of target. The former mainly reflects lower VAT on fuel by 382 million and the latter... in the 4-month period to 6.09 billion. That said, several social security items such as social funding

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  7. Greece sets out broad reform plan for lenders' approval

    EconomyProgramme

    VAT policy reforms to improve collection and fight evasion. VAT policy will be rationalized... tightening the legislation concerning the funding of political parties and including maximum levels

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  8. Newsletter 17 - 27/02/2015

    Newsletters

    , three ministers gave three different messages about what the government plans to do with VAT.... These included reforms for pensions, VAT, opening up closed sectors, privatisations and the labour market... Stathakis insisted that the government did not have any funding problems. A day later, State Minister

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  9. Greece: The gathering storm
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    Agora

    plans to do with VAT. On the same day, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis suggested that Greece would... in enough detail. These included reforms for pensions, VAT, opening up closed sectors... Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis insisted that the government did not have any funding problems

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  10. Updated Greek reform proposals see 2015 primary surplus reaching programme target 3 pct

    EconomyProgramme

    million), fight against VAT fraud (350 million), instalment scheme (300 million), streamlining income tax code (300 million), introduction of a VAT lottery scheme (270 million), combating illegal trade... conclusion of the final review on the basis of this list, so that short-term funding issues may

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