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  1. Gov't proposes easing impact of pension reforms on self-employed for three years

    Economy

    ), the Ministry data show that the total contribution and income tax burden as a percentage of income increases... the relevant rates for the low income bracket (up to 10,000 euros), which will stand at 63, 54 and 60 percent... and pensions based on income and replacement rates respectively. Contributions will be reconsidered

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  2. Time deposit rate almost flat in Jan, average loan rate falls 12 bps

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    also marginal changes in the overnight rates, the weighted average rate on total new deposits slipped.... Following the evolution in January, the Greek corporate lending rates stand 150-250 bps above

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  3. Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016

    Newsletters

    proposal, they are requesting lower replacement rates for the first 15–20 years and higher rates.... In addition, the percentage of long-term unemployed as part of the total number of jobless people

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  4. Greece seeks to finalise 1 pct of GDP in new tax measures to close review

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    : 1) Tax on OPAP lottery games and Video Lottery Terminals (VLTS) and internet betting with total... being withdrawn. 2) Adjustment to the single property tax (ENFIA) rates to counterbalance the drop... rates or for not increasing the hotel VAT from 6.5 to 13 percent. 4) Increase in the excise tax

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  5. Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016

    Newsletters

    with the medium-tern effects of negative policy rates by central banks (for example, the Bank of Japan, Swiss..., continuous high unemployment rates and weak balance sheets of financial institutions will weigh... on lenders’ balance sheets amounts over a fifth of the total loan portfolio. Because the ownership structure

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  6. Club Med in Washington
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    Agora

    effects of negative policy rates by central banks (for example, the Bank of Japan, Swiss central bank... high unemployment rates and weak balance sheets of financial institutions will weigh on economic... are their rising NPLs. Exposure to NPLs on lenders’ balance sheets amounts over a fifth of the total loan

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  7. Lenders agree new loan disbursement, piecemeal approach to debt relief

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said that 3.5 billion euros of the total amount disbursed... at roughly 28 years, an attempt to lock in lower interest rates for Greece by issuing longer-term... possession since 2014 and the further extension of maturities or deferral of interest rates

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  8. Study estimates tax evasion costs taxpayer up to 16 bln annually

    Economy

    to be worth 0.5–0.6 percent of GDP in total. The study also put the shadow economy in Greece at 22.4... higher shadow economy rates than in the western and eastern Europe. It is worth noting that from 1999... to tackle tax evasion. The recommendations are mainly related to the reduction of tax rates

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  9. Greek VAT gap narrowed 22.4 pct to 4.9 bln in 2014, EC report shows

    Economy

    VAT Total Tax Liability (VTTL). The report showed that the VAT gap in the EU stood at 159.5 billion... loss due to reduced VAT rates and the ‘exemption gap’ representing the respective loss as a result... that combines loss from applying exemptions and reduced rates stood at 26.1 percent for Greece in 2014

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  10. Greece slips five places to 86th in global competitiveness rankings
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    Economy

    and sophistication factors that make up 30 percent of the total index. On the sub-index of basic requirements... problematic factors for doing business in Greece were policy instability (17.6 percent), tax rates (17.1...) and policy instability (16.4 percent), while tax rates (8.3 percent) was less than half compared

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