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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsincome tax rate from 22 to 9 percent for incomes up to 10,000 euros. This will be combined with keeping the tax-free threshold at its current level, which is up to around 8,600 euros. Given
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Fiscal targets and tax cuts on agenda as Staikouras meets Regling
PoliticsGreek Politics45 percent), and up to 60 percent tax cuts for self-employed workers on up to 10,000 euros a year
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the cabinet, said the government intends to help Greek universities set up courses in foreign languages... of failing to reward excellence, making it too easy for pupils to gain university places and opening up
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From a tsunami of debt to some sense of normality
Agora. This was due to the fact that the Greek state had built up a sizeable cash buffer of more than 25... funded for up to two years and had a rather benign maturities schedule in the near term, following
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Hatzidakis announces strategy for partial privatisation of PPC
EconomyFeaturesin order to open up the latter’s prospects for privatisation. Currently, the distribution network... charges accordingly. Efforts would be stepped up to collect unpaid bills, but at the same time
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PMI rises to 54.6 in July, sentiment highest since July 2012
EconomyMacroeconomypicked up, but at a lower pace compared to new orders. As new orders rose, manufacturers increased production in turn at a higher pace than that seen in July. Sales growth picked up, indicating confidence
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Despite recent improvement, more than half of Greeks unable to afford one-week holiday
Societyup the lion’s share of trips made by Greeks in 2018, followed by visits to friends and relatives... establishments, which made up 39.1 percent of trip, were hotels and other such establishments which
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Increase in car sales slows markedly in July
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.5 percent at 15,260. The remainder was made up of motorcycles (4,249), lorries (2,354..., totalling 118,110. The remaining sales in the first five months were made up of motorcycles (25,161
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politics. The latter issue has flared up over the last few days after New Democracy accused SYRIZA of allowing... passed by the government this week was held up by ND as a sign of its intentions. The tabling
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Budget primary surplus reaches 1.78 bln in July, almost double target
EconomyMacroeconomyby 2.15 billion euros. The overall budget balance up to July recorded a deficit of 1.85 billion euros... euros. Expenditure The aggregate figure up to July of 30.46 billion euros in total state expenditure
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