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Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality
EconomyFeaturesof a compulsory leg and a conditional one. Greece has committed in advance to cutting the personal... percent solidarity contribution for the very highest earners). According to one version of the plan... are understandably keen to avoid being seen taking back with one hand what they have just handed out
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Budget primary surplus at 918 mln in May, expenditures rise as 13th pension payment takes effect
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros have been incorporated to 2019 figures to cover the one-off payments related to law 4575/2018 that were not completed in 2018 (in non-allocated expenditures). The MoF said that these one... expenditures of 329 million euros (mainly the one-off payments of law 4575/2018) and increased PIB
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 916 mln in May on higher expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomybeen incorporated to 2019 figures to cover the one-off payments related to law 4575/2018 that were not completed in 2018 (in non-allocated expenditures). The MoF said that these one-off payments... million euros (mainly the one-off payments of law 4575/2018) and increased PIB expenditure by 372
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Mitsotakis sets goals for first days in office after July 7 elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieves there will be a high turnout because of “expectations that one cycle will end and another one will begin.” The opposition leader said that one of the first things his government would do
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The benefits of being Greek
Agora(where one parent is a Greek) would also get it. The crowd, judging from the TV footage loved the idea... problems with these otherwise crowd-pleasing announcements. The first is one of legality. Benefits... foreign. Therein lies the second problem. Even if one assumes (which is far from certain) that non-EU
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Mitsotakis returns from Berlin with warm words but no encouragement on fiscal front
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a much softer exercise altogether, but one that the government is determined to present as the first move... appeal. One of the routes for implementing this shift will be formalising the relationship with the so.... One of the things he made clear this week is that he will not seek to be elected by the base
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Calls for measures to lessen impact of Thomas Cook collapse in Greece
EconomyFeaturesof their hotel stays in light of the collapse would also be covered, he added. The demise of one of the UK’s... Chamber of Hotels said that the collapse of the company was “extremely unfortunate and one with many... with the travel giant will be hit particularly hard. One of Thomas Cook’s policies was to pay hotels
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Growing Greece: From narrative to reality
Agoraof digital tools. New Democracy has already passed one tax bill, which included the phased... under one ministry, has plans to create a central portal for government services and is preparing..., including a more benign international environment than the current one, a growth rate of 3 percent could
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Looking to build on support for relief measures, ND unveils new tax bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsand thereby fulfilling one of the main pledges that the ruling centre-right party made during the election... into force after the recent one-off 120-instalment scheme, and had to first receive the approval of Greece’s lenders. The number of instalments for regular tax debts will increase from 12 to 24, while one
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe products of North Macedonia. It was one of the pledges that New Democracy had made ahead of the elections... on this issue since coming to power. One the one hand, it wants to be seen to be reluctantly
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