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Faced with limited policy options, govt mulls inflation handout
PoliticsGreek Politicsit is doing more to help families contend with the rising cost of living. It is an issue that the opposition parties have zoomed in on and, as long as the cost of energy and basic goods remains high... the cost of energy bills. In reality, though, the conservatives have a limited menu of options to choose
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
PoliticsUkraine crisis adds to cost of living concernsRussia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday... again that New Democracy continues to be troubled by the recent increase in the cost of living... that the opposition parties have zoomed in on and, as long as the cost of energy and basic goods
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Newsletter 330 - 04/03/2022
, at a monthly cost of 350 million euros. Under pressure from inflation across the board, the government is now... believe the reasons for increases in the cost of living are external, however, a third of respondents... on opportunity cost as travel from Russia was expected to recover in 2022. Russian foreign direct investment
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek Politicsan additional support package to counter the cost-of-living crisis, which remains a key threat...-off handout to vulnerable households to help mitigate the rising cost of living. Developments over... the beginning of the cost-of-living crisis. Although the opposition party was calling
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
this week in its bid to beat the cost-of-living crisis as officials announced a new, 1.1-billion-euro... attacks from the opposition, which has already been critical of New Democracy’s approach to the cost... that there is little room for error on the government’s part. The growing significance of the cost
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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
PoliticsGreek Politicsit is feeling as a result of the cost-of-living crisis and its desire not to be outmanoeuvred... the cost-of-living crisis is affecting public sentiment. Like a Marc survey for ANT1 TV earlier... that there is growing concern about the cost of living and increasing frustration with the way the government
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Mitsotakis fast-tracks energy package announcement on eve of party conference
PoliticsGreek Politicswith price rises for longer. Reports in the press put the cost of the measures at from the remainder of 2022 at 2.5 billion, bringing the annual cost of interventions to 4 billion euros. A second tranche... attacking New Democracy for failing to get a handle on the cost-of-living crisis, and have accused
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New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe public and win back some of the support it has lost over the last few months as the cost-of-living... of up to 600 euros, which is designed to help with the added cost of energy bills between December... that the cost of living is by far the top concern for voters as 81.6 pct said it was their biggest worry
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Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough the cost-of-living crisis remains the number one concern for citizens and, therefore.... The most common concern, by far, was the cost of living: 59 pct of respondents, up by 5 points... the government is handling the cost-of-living crisis, 73 pct of those questioned indicated
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Tsipras talks up prospects of snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment would seek to tackle the cost-of-living crisis as a priority. As highlighted already, rising... a broader fuel subsidy scheme, known as Fuel Pass, in July at a cost of 200 million euros. So far... these initiatives not have an impact on the public’s mood, and if the cost-of-living crisis is set
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