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No let-up in pressure over spying scandal as govt unveils intelligence agency changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLooking to deflect some of the criticism over the spying scandal that has gripped Greek politics, the government has fast-tracked reform of the National Intelligence Service (EYP), hoping... the responsibility for ensuring the legality of the service’s actions will pass to the Appeals’ Court prosecutor
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Societyaged between 26 and 45. Only 24 percent of all the homeless people surveyed were found to be in good...The City of Athens has conducted the first ever survey of people using its welfare services... a range of welfare services for around 20,000 people a day. All this on a budget that has been cut
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Paris talks mark start of Greece's most crucial troika review
EconomyProgrammetax rate from 26 to 15 percent and the rate of the upper tax scale for physical persons from 42... and emergency services. The issue of tax breaks has been raised by the government as a top priority theme.... The government is also aiming at retaining the VAT rate on accommodation and food services at 13
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A closer look at Greece's revised proposals to lenders
EconomyProgrammeinclude: 1) Increase in the corporate income tax rate by 3 percentage points to 29 percent from 26... VAT rate from 6.5 to 6 percent and a reshuffling of products and services in the other two VAT rates... and water. All the remaining products and services will be covered by the high VAT rate of 23
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Govt tables 2018-21 MTFS containing 4.5 bln in measures, sees growth rising from 1.8 pct this year
EconomyProgramme), the corporate income tax from 29 to 26 percent (461 million), the solidarity levy (368 million... reflecting higher purchases for goods and services, social benefits (mostly due to the introduction... is seen down by 1.8 percent on the back of lower purchases of goods and services as well as social
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Economic sentiment improves again in Aug, consumer confidence climbs by 4.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyto -3.7. In the year to date, industry confidence has improved by 2 points, services confidence has jumped by 26 points, retail trade has deteriorated by 16.5 points while construction is down by 5.2... reading since July 2015. The other four business indicators had mixed results in August. Services
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Newsletter 251 -22/05/2020
holds substantial cash reserves in the volume of 34 billion euros, 26 billion from the state... of products and services, including travel, restaurants and cinema The government is aiming to rescue... and secondary income accounts. On the other hand, the surplus of the services balance declined. The travel
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Minister discounts lockdowns, vaccine mandate extension amid Covid surge
PoliticsGreek Politicslargest religious festival on October 26. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis later described the decision... to June 2021, for the purchase of services, goods, construction works and research. According... for goods and services and 60,000 euros for construction works. The highest number of contracts were
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Sept economic sentiment drops to early 2021 levels, consumer confidence down by 6.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyindicator recovered by 3.1 points to -26. Construction is now 22.8 points down from November last year... by 16 points. The services index dropped by a solid 25.1 points to 11. Services confidence is now
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Economic sentiment partially recovers to 101.4 in Nov, consumer confidence also up
EconomyMacroeconomystayed broadly unchanged at -25.8 points, from -26 points in the previous month. The remains some... confidence is down by roughly 14 points. The services index partially recovered last month’s 25 points drop, rising to 18 points, from 11.2 last month. Services confidence is now down by almost 16 points
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