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During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
Societyliving in Athens and paying rent or a mortgage. While no more than 2.2 percent of the population lived... faced lower extreme poverty rates than those with children, with the exception of those with three children, which were in a better position than families with one or two. The survey also found
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Budget primary surplus of 2.28 bln in first five months of 2016, tax revenues beat target in May
EconomyMacroeconomy, which was significantly higher than last year’s figure of 1.51 billion, according to the Finance... than target. At the same time, tax refunds rose by 36.5 percent in May and 8.6 percent in the 5-month... lower than target. The 5-month figure eased 1.1 percent to 15.49 billion, which was 2.06 billion
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
than target. This reduction mostly reflects lower expenses (compared to targets) in grants... than the 4 percent fall in March. Retail volume recorded a slower decline of 1.5 percent in April... in Greece, employing 12,500 staff, and has long-lasting relations with more than 2,000 Greek suppliers
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
in Greece more than double to 25.4 percent in 2035, from 11.5 percent in 2014. A report submitted... electoral law. The premier’s less-than-confident statement highlights the difficulties the coalition has... not clarified its position, votes in favour, Tsipras is seen garnering no more than 197 votes. However, Potami
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Budget primary surplus of 2.5 bln in first half of 2016, revenues rebound in June
EconomyMacroeconomywas 2.1 billion lower than target. Revenues (before tax refunds) also posted an overperformance... million, which more than offset the primary expenditure being almost 200 million euros higher..., which is 3.5 billion lower than target of 4.49 billion. Revenues The breakdown of the key budget items
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.5 bln in H1 2016, tax revenues soar in June
EconomyMacroeconomybillion coupled with a revenue outperformance of more than 1 billion. The monthly figure displayed a primary surplus of 185 million euros, which is less than compared to last year, on sharp drop in Public... to 19.28 billion, 729 million better than target. This is largely attributed to indirect taxes
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
million). In addition, the number of tax debtors increased by more than 125,000 from the previous... In July the number of tax debtors increased by more than 125,000 from the previous month to hit 4.13... will need much more than that to convince voters that he is serious about reforming the country
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Budget primary surplus to Oct confirmed at 6.5 bln, 2.9 bln above revised target
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure at 1.31 billion, 2.92 billion higher than the target. It should be highlighted that due... billion, 622 million higher than target. In particular, direct taxes rose by 11.3 percent to 17.16... revenues by 11.5 percent to 12.54 billion, 152 million higher than the target. Consumption taxes
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Budget primary surplus at 1 bln in Jan as tax revenues outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure and Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance came in 58 and 41 million lower than target...’s figure but 309 million better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) rose by 10... to better than expected tax revenues, which improved by 8 percent to 3.81 billion, 255 million higher
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With tax-free threshold set for change, income declarations underline need for rethink
EconomyProgrammeincome below 9,000 euros. Specifically, more than 56 percent of the 418,000 farmers declared annual income lower than the 1,000-euro mark, more than 29 percent income between 1-5,000 euros and 8 percent... declare minimal income (less than 1,000 euros), while for 31.2 percent the declared income ranges
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