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After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
EconomyProgrammeconsidered by the government includes the reduction of the current tax-free threshold, which stands... income tax. This threshold corresponds to a tax credit of 1,900 euros for incomes below 20,000 euros
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
suggested that reductions in pension spending and the lowering of the tax-free threshold for incomes... Tzanakopoulos denied on Thursday that the tax-free threshold is up for discussion but, at the same time
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Decisive week for Greek programme begins with proposal from Athens
EconomyProgrammemeasures are expected to include a reduction in the tax-free threshold, cuts in main pensions and increase in the medium VAT rate. The tax-free threshold currently ranges between 8,636 euros for a single
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Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
Societythat the reduction in the relative poverty threshold for Greece by Eurostat from 7,178 in 2010 to 4,512 in 2015 is an “indication of the collapse of the middle incomes”. “If the 2010 poverty threshold is taken
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Athens gears up for deal with lenders, pending news from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politics-free threshold for personal income remains the most likely sacrifice the government is prepared... the implementation of the lower tax-free threshold until 2019 and allowing a clause for the measure
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Lack of clarity across the board highlights review impasse
PoliticsGreek Politics-free threshold for personal incomes from 8,636 to 7,200 euros, measured aimed at closing... that Greece is not interested in negotiating any of these items, whether it would be the threshold
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Newsletter 106 - 10/02/2017
threshold for personal incomes and to reduce pension spending. Athens is unwilling to lay its cards...-to-GDP are estimated to exceed the 15-percent mark by 2024 and the 20-percent threshold by 2031, climbing
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek Politicsof upfront legislation. The two measures in play are the reduction of the tax-free threshold for personal... that it would be prepared to lower the tax-free threshold to secure a deal with the creditors. While
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Greece hopes promising fiscal, economic data will help its cause in review talks
PoliticsGreek Politicshe would not vote for a reduction in the tax-free threshold for personal incomes. His explanation... not that I have suddenly become more of a revolutionary but the 8,700-euro threshold is a manageable number
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Athens in search of counter-measures to secure MPs' support for potential deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsif Greece lowers the tax-free threshold and pension spending and clears the 3.5 percent of GDP primary... this week that he would not approve a reduction in the tax-free threshold. Former Education Minister
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