MacroPolis

Show/Hide Search

Search

Results 351 to 360 out of 5817. RSS

  1. Budget primary surplus at 3.54 bln in August, 29 mln off target on tax refunds, low revenues
    Photo by Angelos Christofilopoulos/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 1.06 billion euros, driven by lower than targeted revenues in several categories. Specifically... to 2.57 billion in the eight-month period, higher than the target by 469 million euros. Overall, net... percent), driven largely by higher than expected tax refunds and the payment deadline for the ENFIA

    2%

  2. Wolfgang at the door
    Photo by EU/Fosphotos

    Agora

    the Germans, who had implemented the challenging Hartz reforms provide outright solidarity, rather than... and recovered much more slowly than the US did after experiencing its massive financial crisis. During... more than 40 billion euros through lower interest rates on its government debt, while a study

    2%

  3. Newsletter 143

    Newsletters

    that a quorum of more than 50 percent is needed in first-degree unions to call protest action... commitments rather than tag it onto legislation submitted by the Digital Policy Ministry, thus... legislation and said that nobody with debts below 200,000 euros and property worth less than 280,000 euros

    2%

  4. Despite cuts, pension system still at risk due to old-age dependency
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Society

    older than 65 years for every 100 persons of working age (20 to 64 years). The ratio rose from 19.5... than that of the total population. Greek pensioners over 65 were found to have disposable incomes slightly higher than the OECD average. Regarding poverty and age, the report found that in 15 out of 25

    2%

  5. Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Society

    than through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... they had been insured for fewer hours than what they worked and 9.3 percent worked without insurance.... One in five of all workers made less than 500 euros a month, of which 11.2 percent were men

    2%

  6. Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
    Photo by Yannis Drakoulidis/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    year was 63 million. Tax refunds rose to 1.08 million euros in the aggregate period, higher than..., above target by 361 million euros, and 2.7 percent higher than for the same time last year. Expenditure Primary expenditure rose to 3.41 in March, higher than the figure of 3.22 billion in February

    2%

  7. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
    Photo by MacroPolis

    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

    2%

  8. A moment to reflect, not celebrate

    Agora

    be a moment for reflection, rather than celebration. The last eight years have been marked by avoidable... with a comforting sense of detachment, rather than an actual country with real people and flawed politicians facing... a soap opera playing out on their TV screens rather than a series of events causing real upheaval

    2%

  9. Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
    Photo via @kmitsotakis

    Agora

    percent) than is currently expected. The opposition leader proposed a range of policies to help..., the cost is substantially higher than the pledges made by the prime minister, which were seen..., Greece’s tax compliance problems span a much larger period than recent years, when the burden

    2%

  10. PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence

    Society

    were due to negligence rather than arson or weather phenomenon. Evidence was also found... occurred 5.5 times less than average. However, while fire prevention in comparison with other southern..., but their firefighting mechanism is better than Greece’s, containing the damage more effectively

    2%