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Strong showing for ND in first round of local elections amid low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsas national level, and that PASOK maintains a stronger presence in municipal and regional politics than... to future cooperation, rather than one party eclipsing the other, but it is still far too early to draw any
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Newsletter 397 - 13/10/2023
than 25 pct. Looking at the sub-indices, housing, which includes electricity and natural gas, is doing most of the heavy lifting in the headline prices as it has an effect of more than 2.5 points, while
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Tax revenues beat target by 3.16 bln in Sep, as contained spending leads to 6 bln primary surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyin September 2022. The overall balance is better than the target by 2.3 billion euros. Revenues Net revenues... to 4.99 billion euros, 561 million more than the target. The Finance Ministry made a specific effort
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterpretation of the public’s overall sentiment than the second round. The PM justified this by saying that the run-off votes were between just two candidates, rather than a full representation
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Alpha-UniCredit deal marks step change in developments for banking sector
EconomyBankingof more than 90 pct of Alpha Bank’s business in the country. This will create the third largest bank... event in the Greek banking sector, which went through turbulence for more than a decade and prompted
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Opposition parties turn to institutions after latest claims in wiretapping scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe issue closely believe is an attempt to stifle the investigation, rather than give it more... normally be associated with an opposition leader, rather than to be consumed with the gripes coming
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Government faces uproar over tax evasion measures despite solid poll ratings
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government’s figures, more than half of self-employed earners, around 473,000, can expect to see their tax... on the self-employed, arguing that it added to the unfairness of the tax system rather than tackling
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Government braces for self-employed tax protests, but insists on soundness of measure
PoliticsGreek Politicsperson earns less than someone on the minimum wage and, therefore, pays less tax as well. Currently, roughly seven in 10 self-employed declare incomes that are lower than the equivalent amount someone
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SYRIZA and PASOK join forces to pressure govt as polls show gap between them narrowing
PoliticsGreek Politicsless than 1 point behind them at 12.7 percent, up from 11.8 percent in September. Communist party... of living are not helping at all, and a further 33 percent say they have little effect. More than one
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Budget continues to outperform in Oct, paving way for 350 mln Christmas handout
EconomyMacroeconomy. The overall balance is better than the target by 3 billion euros. Revenues Net revenues... billion euros, 545 million more than the target. The Finance Ministry made a specific effort in last
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