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Athens prepares to send draft budget to Brussels, lines up next tax measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it will be around 300 million euros per year. Gerapetritis, said that back-pay would be awarded... many recipients there would be. The government will try to pay the majority of the back-pay
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Govt offers pensioners 1.4 bln in backpay, opposition questions decision
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe long-awaited decision on compensating pensioners for retirement pay cuts ruled unconstitutional... might adopt a more generous interpretation of the ruling and award back-pay universally.... Pension back-pay is not the only legacy of the financial crisis that the government is having
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All eyes on Piraeus as share price tumbles amid coupon payment concerns
EconomyBankingthat took place in 2015, Piraeus Bank had issued 2 billion euros of convertible bonds (CoCos) that pay... Central Bank regulations as part of the pandemic-related framework, banks are not allowed to pay out... on the ability or not of Piraeus Bank to pay the CoCos coupon. The bank has set aside 165 million
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Government determined to push through hospital reforms in pre-election legislative sprint
PoliticsGreek Politicswith an average 10 pct pay increase for hospital doctors. The reaction from doctors’ representatives has... to compensate for inadequate pay. Protesting doctors occupied the Health Ministry on Tuesday demanding... hospital doctors by offering better pay and more attractive terms. The Panhellenic Doctors’ association
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PM announces more voter-friendly measures ahead of polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor pensioners whose retirement pay did not increase this year due to the so-called “personal difference... with the 72- and 120-instalment schemes to pay off their dues to the state will be allowed to rejoin... by the energy crisis. If they pay an amount equal to two of the missing instalments, they will be allowed
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Where are the Conservatives?
Agorawant something, we must be willing to pay for it). In this world, I would advise against placing... constraints to be ignored as long as possible. If you can get somebody else to pay for your deficits and debt...? This accords with a refrain that the Greek public emits in surveys—"we don’t want to pay taxes
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
million euros went to pay increases for uniformed personnel in the armed and security forces. Political... will pay no tax on their first 20,000 of income, while those between 26 and 30 years for the 10,000-20,000 will pay tax of just 9 pct. This leads to significant income gains that for 15,000 annual incomes
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Growth treads water as PM targets relief for households
EconomyMacroeconomypart of the PM’s package worth 280 million euros went to pay increases for uniformed personnel.... Young taxpayers up to the age of 25 will pay no tax on their first 20,000 of income, while those between 26 and 30 years for the 10,000-20,000 will pay tax of just 9 pct. This leads to significant income
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraof citizens pay without fail some of the highest taxes in Europe, whose black economy was not even... at making Greece an easier place to invest and start a business are starting to pay off. In the World
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Is VAT all you've got?
Agorabusinesses pay 26 percent company tax and another 10 percent on redistribution of profits. They also... 20,000 euros to pay in taxes. This amount, of course, will be cleared and some businesses will receive
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