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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agorameasures that the lenders are demanding: A 1 percent of GDP reduction in the tax-free threshold... by the IMF. The Fund has been pushing for an increase in the threshold for collective dismissals
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammein 2019 and a reduction in the tax-free threshold yielding another 1 percent of GDP in 2020. This appears... percent. Tax reforms include a reduction in the tax-free threshold from its current level of 8,636
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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the tax-free threshold will not have to be brought forward from 2020 to 2019 and Athens will be able... to offset the impact of pension cuts and the reduction in the tax-free threshold, such as lowering some
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China's bumpy road to Greece
EconomyFeatures, followed by Russia and the Middle East. There is talk of lowering the investment threshold... is popular with Russians, the investment threshold stands at 2 million euros in real estate. In 2016
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In the case of Greek debt, it's the "how" that's missing
Agorathreshold of 15-20 percent of GDP. Recent research by Eurobank sets out the distance that needs... that this threshold can only be achieved when all loans to Greece are extended by decades. The same goes
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agora- and white-collar workers. The threshold for collective dismissals, especially for larger companies... been in the form of flexible types of employment and with low wages often below the threshold
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IMF sticks to reform, debt relief demands as programme role remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammein the process, it will continue to press for the reduction in the tax-free threshold, which has... in the tax-free threshold. The Fund is also against the idea of the compensatory measures agreed between
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Fourth review begins, with Athens and creditors also focussing on post-MoU era
EconomyProgrammereducing the tax-free threshold for incomes in 2020. The sceptre of the tax measure being moved forward...-free threshold does not need to be lowered next year, 12 months ahead of schedule. Talks will also
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Eurogroup highlights tight schedule as differences over debt, fiscal measures brew
EconomyProgrammeof the tax-free threshold should be brought forward from 2020 to 2019 if Greece is going to meet its fiscal... threshold as it will be able to argue that the 3.5 percent primary surplus target that will be in place
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
designed to ward off any thoughts of moving the reduction of the tax-free threshold forward from 2020... the tax-free threshold a year ahead of schedule will not be necessary. The ongoing fiscal restraint
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