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Court orders 2012 pension cuts to be reversed, costing up to 1.5 bln
EconomyGreek parliament on November 7, 2012. It imposed progressive cuts in all public and private sector... 1,000 and 1,500 euros the cut was 5 percent, between 1,500 and 2,000 the reduction was 10 percent
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Greek stocks down by 4.77 pct as bond yields head further north
Economyis the lowest reading since September 7, 2012. Over the last three sessions, Greek stocks have plummeted 14.6... since June 5. Bonds The Greek government bond (GGB) yields continued heading north unabated on Tuesday
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Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections
PoliticsGreek Politics, which reportedly believes the heavy reliance on tax rises for a fiscal adjustment of more than 7... contribution for pensioners to 6 percent (from 5 percent in the Greek proposal), abolition
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Tsipras opts for referendum, leaving many issues open
PoliticsGreek Politicson Saturday (noon) to ask for the referendum to be held on Sunday, July 5. He needs 151 votes out of the 300... the premier’s proposal. The vote is due to take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The prime minister made
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Newsletter 33 - 03/07/2015
is prolonged beyond 7 July, it is certainly expected that this will put further pressure both... developments. They have to digest the call for a referendum on Sunday 5 July, after waking up on Monday... is unlikely to en masse favour being part of a national emergency government. The other possibility
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The key numbers behind the latest Greek proposals
EconomyProgrammewith estimated revenues at 100 million per annum in 2015-2016 5) Extension of luxury tax with incremental... in 2016, when VLTs will be fully operational. 7) Issuance of 4G and 5G licences with estimated revenues
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Primary surplus 3.1 bln above target in H1 on severe underspend
EconomyMacroeconomywith many children (at 24 percent) 5) Grant to the Intergenerational Solidarity Fund (AKAGE) (at zero... of the annual target of 1.57 billion) 7) Agricultural subsidies (at 15.8 percent of the FY target of 591
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgrammeproperty tax (ENFIA) for 2015 and submission of the relevant tax bills to taxpayers within September. 5... 2018. 7) Deregulation of professions such as engineers and notaries 8) Approval
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Greek government commits to new fiscal measures for third bailout
EconomyMacroeconomyincreasing to 20 percent in 2016 and further to 26 percent in 2017 4) Tax on television advertisements 5... (GGR) to 30 percent 7) Increase in the tax rate on rental income from 11 to 15 percent for income
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European Commission evaluates impact of bailout programme
EconomyProgrammeand means-tested pension components. 4) Consolidate and harmonize the different SSFs. 5) Phase out... pension benefit rules of the agricultural fund (OGA). 7) Further increase penalties for early
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