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Troika review begins with fiscal targets and tax breaks in focus
EconomyMacroeconomyof 1.5 percent. The ministry is reportedly going to set its estimate for 2015 at 2.3 – 2.5 percent... burden. None of the government’s plans for tax relief have yet agreed with the troika... by Athens and its lenders. Apart from the updated estimates on income tax and single property tax
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Updated Greek reform proposals see 2015 primary surplus reaching programme target 3 pct
EconomyProgramme(pp) in 2015 to 23.4 percent, yet the absolute figure is higher than the 22.6 percent predicted... of GDP in 2015 incorporated under the assumption that there are no policy changes. This estimate... (privatization proceeds) of 1.5 billion for 2015. Under more positive estimates on the revenue
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Mitsotakis makes new bid to break deadlock with farmers as govt ponders relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccepted. Yet he was equally clear that the framework for interventions has “practically already been... as the government grapples with farmer protests and broader cost‑of‑living pressures. In the vote estimate..., the Finance Ministry is taking a conservative stance and estimates that there is fiscal space of 800 million
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
and the subsequent furor over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much... and people from areas affected by natural disasters, of which an estimated 3 billion euros turned red during... already legislated are due to reduce 2021 tax revenues by over 300-400 million euros. It is estimated
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Newsletter 86 - 02/09/2016
percent increase indicated by ELSTAT in its flash estimate on August 12. In addition, Q2 GDP... rates remain 250-350 bps higher than the euro area average. In the household lending sector...Slight quarterly rise in GDP Loan quality trends improve at banks Provisional estimates published
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Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek Politics. One estimate put the annual increase in the price of fertilisers at over 165 pct. Against... to increase the area under cultivation for sunflower oil. If necessary, the minister said they would look... of shortages resulting from the war in Ukraine. The supermarket sector estimates that the price
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Opposition challenges government account of prompt wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe New Democracy administration of arrogance and misplaced priorities. A preliminary estimate puts... of protecting human lives was accomplished through prompt evacuations. According to official estimates, an area with 100,000 inhabitants was covered by the evacuation operation on Tuesday night. Opposition
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ND and SYRIZA clash over costing of opposition economic programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsa four-year term, compared to the left-wing opposition’s own estimate of 5.5 billion annually... acknowledged failings in this area and made changes in response, while he agreed to spearhead EU-level... the government of lying over the source of the cost estimates it has been using to challenge the opposition’s
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Newsletter 440 - 08/11/2024
economies with growth of 2.8 pct this expected and 2.1 pct in the next two years. The same estimate for the euro area is 0.8 pct and 1.2 pct in the same period. Leading economies in the EU have even more... is 243 million euros and the ministry estimates that 1.9 million Greeks will benefit from the pre
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Role of inflation in US elections gives government food for thought
EconomyMacroeconomyestimate for the euro area is 0.8 pct and 1.2 pct in the same period. Leading economies in the EU have... of this handout is 243 million euros and the ministry estimates that 1.9 million Greeks will benefit from
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