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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesto this change, making the impact on disposable income little more than symbolic in absolute terms. Earners... than that implied by the broad pre-election pledges, which could easily have cost in the region of 1.3... Revenue Authority. The trade tax, a flat tax on registered businesses and self-employed
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Opposition questions true scale of PM's handouts, as speculation grows about snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a “mockery” of the young, claiming that ND’s hiring bonus is less generous than the work... inevitably revived speculation about snap elections, which was only fanned by Mitsotakis’s flat denial..., and the better-than-expected revenues from this year’s tourism season give ND scope to flex its
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SYRIZA attempts to corner ND with media influence inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto rally the opposition against ND have fallen flat, however party insiders are also excited..., the government has signalled that rather than blocking it, it will attempt to broaden the scope to include... is clearly hoping that the anti-ND front will prove more lasting and more effective than its recent
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ND raises tax concerns in bid to prevent voters moving to PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicspct for more than 150,000, compared to a flat rate of 5 pct at the moment. The socialists argue... with private firms rather than investing in a more robust public network.
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PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next general elections, due to be held in less than two years. Reports suggest.... Additional cost-of-living relief is set to provide breathing space to more than 1.5 million households... majority. Some advisers advocate reviving the pre-2016 “Pavlopoulos law,” which granted a flat
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Mitsotakis urges EU to be proactive, PASOK looks for silver lining ahead of congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsof more than 5,000 participants. The remaining blocs are divided among Athens mayor Haris Doukas...’s polling remains stubbornly flat. Recent surveys show only marginal movement for the party, while... the start of a genuine political revival rather than merely a momentary rally around the leadership.
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PM addresses internal anxieties in party as polls indicate public is increasingly sceptical
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis view. More than 70% of citizens believe EPPO acts impartially, and even among ND voters... citizens who support ND’s direction and whose size, he argued, is larger than the party’s polling... at 14.5%. Other opposition parties remain flat, unable to capitalise on ND’s losses. The same poll shows
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SYRIZA fractures further after direction shift as ND grapples with post-election scenarios
PoliticsGreek Politicscommitted to running separately from ELAS rather than toward any merger or joint platform. Talk of mass resignations suggests that moderate elements have decided to exit rather than contest the new.... Spokesman Pavlos Marinakis responded with a flat "no" when asked if Georgiadis's comments reflected
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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20. Popular Unity leader Panayiotis Lafazanis is expected to hand back the exploratory mandate on ...
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Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is growing speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on the verge of announcing a cabinet reshuffle with the aim of removing some ministers who are not deemed as being cooperative and increasing the government’s chances of concluding the p...
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