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  1. Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    acknowledged that they are finding it difficult to secure hospital supplies, including ventilators... associations called on the government to provide personal protective equipment to surgeries, after finding

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  2. The case for a general government balance sheet

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    that governments are finding ways to finance deficits outside the Maastricht definition of debt... not willing to stick to the 60-percent rule. They are also incrementally finding ways around

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  3. Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... on finding ways of lightening the tax burden ahead of the next national vote, due in 2027. Naftemporiki

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  4. Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine

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    the parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal, which concluded officially on Tuesday, finding... a negative view, compared to 33 pct in January. The finding suggests that continued exposure

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  5. Greece moves closer to troika over fiscal gap, waits for response
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    EconomyProgramme

    citing government sources indicate that the key measures relate to increasing the VAT rate on hotel...) said that doubling the VAT rate in its sector would initially increase VAT revenues by 300 million... that the resulting higher cost for hotel services from the rise of VAT to 13 percent would lead to 2.6 million

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  6. Greece prepares reforms list, eyes solution to liquidity shortage

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    transactions and reduced VAT collection. The list also includes the already passed instalment scheme... is reforms in the VAT policy. Citing Finance Ministry sources, Kathimerini notes that the government is examining two scenarios: The first envisages a unified VAT rate of 15 percent with abolition

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  7. New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that the government is currently considering to cover the estimated fiscal gap involve: 1) A unified VAT rate between... to food and medicines. Greece currently has two main VAT rates of 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate... in almost all products and services, while the reduced VAT rates in islands will probably be abolished

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  8. How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
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    , it is clear how difficult a task it will be to reach a compromise. VAT On VAT, the institutions insist... to this year since the new VAT rates will be effective from July 1. Apart from the total estimated proceeds, a key difference lies with the allocation of products in the VAT rates. In particular

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  9. This is what's in the legislation Greece has to approve by Wednesday night

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    . These measures relate to VAT and tax issues and the legal independence of the Hellenic Statistical.... VAT On VAT, the draft bill sets the new basic rate at 23 percent. For pharmaceuticals, books..., while hotels VAT rate previously at 6.5 percent doubles to 13 percent. The abolition of the 30

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  10. Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015

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    participation can be expected in the second half of November. Few lessons learnt in school VAT mess SYRIZA now... this week as the haphazard way in which the government handled the issue of imposing VAT on private... lenders, the coalition finally decided to apply a 6 percent VAT rate for private tuition schools

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