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SYRIZA tries to build on "positive" measures but polls yet to register bounce
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the measures and that extra revenues are expected from the schemes allowing debtors to pay off... full-month’s pay, is a pre-election gimmick. In a speech in Larissa, central Greece, on Wednesday
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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer
PoliticsGreek Politics, which will not pay out any bonus at all to pensioners. The conservatives have so far refused... have also forced the government to pay several years of backpay. Opinion poll Despite SYRIZA’s recent
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Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality
EconomyFeaturesrise in taxes due from the higher income brackets. However, the top 5 percent of households pay just... bracket (incomes over 220,000 euros) pay upwards of 17,000 euros annually in SSC (over 14,500 euros under
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NPEs down by 13 pct to 81.8 bln in 2018, but BoG highlights continuing credit risk
EconomyBankingreached 3.7 billion euros. ‘Unlikely to pay’ and loans past due by 1-90 days are good indicators of how credit risk is developing. There are some positive signs in the reduction of ‘unlikely to pay
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesto pay for handouts. The government, on the other hand, blames the austerity policies of its predecessors... incomes. The vast majority of middle-income households in Greece struggle to pay their necessary
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ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
PoliticsGreek Politicsmuch ENFIA they will have to pay in the coming months. This year’s bill will be lighter by 10 to 30... residents would be excused from having to pay ENFIA property tax for the next five years. He also said
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MPs to vote on changes to governing process as opposition hits out at ND
PoliticsGreek Politicspay to be issued. Pensions have been a point of conflict between SYRIZA and New Democracy since... the number of pensioners waiting to receive their retirement pay and that the reform carried out
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyin the European Parliament were made to pay the party 4,000 euros monthly out their MEP’s salary, while... is in such dire financial straits that it is reportedly struggling to pay the rent on its Athens headquarters
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ND unveils development bill it sees as catalyst for growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pay part-time workers their regular wage plus 12 percent if they stay longer than their normal hours. Also, employers will be deemed in breach of contract if they do not pay their workers for any
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Fourth review talks conclude with fiscal differences remaining
EconomyProgrammeof annual revenue from the commission that banks will pay for the state guarantees. At the same time... the country’s request to pre-pay the expensive part of the IMF loans, close to 3 billion euros
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