Search
-
Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent threshold for parties entering Parliament. By doing this, the government hopes to secure... the 3 percent threshold remaining in place. If the coalition can get more than 200 votes
4% -
Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
changes to the draft law before Friday’s vote. Two areas that he singled out are the threshold... a reluctance to reduce the threshold but said that it might consider lowering it to 2.5 percent. Reports
4% -
Tsipras eyes connection with voters through changes to constitution, electoral system
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the 3 percent threshold for party’s entering Parliament and allowing Greeks abroad to vote. The prime minister said he is willing to discuss both issues, although he does not envisage the threshold
4% -
Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
-free threshold for citizens was reduced to 8,636 euros this year. But even this level makes it possible for more than half of taxpayers to avoid exceeding the threshold, in particular farmers, fixed
4% -
Greece's taxing challenges
Agoramuch acrimony with the creditors and opposition from domestic rent seekers, the tax-free threshold... half of taxpayers to avoid exceeding the threshold, in particular farmers, fixed-term contract
4% -
Programme talks on fiscal issues open wide range of concerns
EconomyProgrammethat the issue of lowering the tax-free threshold to 5,000 euros (from 8,636 euros currently.... However, the Greek side has not accepted this proposal noting that the level of the tax-free threshold
4% -
Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
EconomyProgrammeof the tax-free threshold to 5,000 euros (from 8,636 euros currently), as was suggested by the World Bank, to fund the GMI. The Greek side rejected this idea, stressing that the tax-free threshold was agreed
4% -
Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
-free threshold and pensions to meet a fiscal target is set at 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018...-free threshold as well as pension cuts, according to two senior IMF figures. In a blogpost, the fund
4% -
Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
the 3 percent threshold for Parliament. Last week, a University of Macedonia poll for Skai TV... for 2018 and beyond. The IMF called for additional fiscal measures, such as lowering the tax-free threshold
4% -
IMF sets out its stall as review deliberations resume in Athens
EconomyProgrammeis the most appropriate for Greece. They called for a sharp reduction in the tax-free threshold... percent in the eurozone. The tax-free threshold stands at 8,750 euros in Greece and is higher than
4%