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  1. Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
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    Agora

    Commissioner Pierre Moscovici was the first to take the floor and his remarks suggest that over... Thomsen’s remarks that what is on the table falls well short of what the IMF considers necessary.... Schaeuble’s closing remarks set the tone for the next weeks and the possible outcome of the next Eurogroup

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  2. EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average

    Economy

    The European Commission published a study on Friday that examines the evolution of the VAT gap across the EU according to the latest available data for 2013. The VAT gap is defined as the difference between the amount of VAT that is actually collected and the estimated VAT amount

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  3. VAT and income tax drive budget performance in Jun, interest bill above target by 741 mln
    Finance Ministry

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    euros, while other current revenues were up by 1.19 billion euros. VAT revenues amounted to 11.04..., the PIB balance landed at a deficit of roughly 2.2 billion euros. Greece has also received 1.72 billion

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  4. Corporate, income taxes and VAT propel tax outperformance in July above 2 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    billion euros. VAT revenues amounted to 14.58 billion, 545 million above the target. Excise tax revenues... came to 5.22 billion euros, exceeding the target by 717 million. Overall, the PIB is in a roughly 2.2

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  5. What this week's VAT changes mean for household budgets and public coffers
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    EconomyProgramme

    included a large reshuffling of VAT rates. The new basic VAT rate was set at 23 percent, while.... Although VAT rates remained broadly stable, the key changes relate to reshuffling of products and services among the three VAT categories. The super-reduced rate includes only pharmaceuticals, books

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  6. Greek VAT gap narrowed 22.4 pct to 4.9 bln in 2014, EC report shows

    Economy

    The European Commission (EC) published a report on Tuesday examining the evolution of the VAT gap in EU countries based on the most recent data available, from 2014. The VAT gap is a measure of VAT compliance and it is defined as the difference between the amount of the collected VAT revenues

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  7. Capital controls trigger big rise in card use and VAT revenues, Bank of Greece data shows

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    controls in July 2015 is having a positive impact on VAT revenues by improving collectability, the Bank..., the recent rise in the VAT rate is having a negative effect on VAT revenues and the BoG suggests the launch of more initiatives to widen further the use of cards as well as the lowering of VAT rates

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  8. FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    from Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil

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  9. Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database

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  10. Proposed VAT overhaul a stepping stone towards agreement with lenders?

    EconomyProgramme

    Greece and its lenders are broadly in agreement on the restructuring of Greece’s VAT system, which... night, explaining for the first time in public what the new VAT system might look like. Greece has currently two main VAT rates at 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate of 6.5 percent for hotel

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