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Parliament's budget office highlights economic challenges beyond bailout
EconomyMacroeconomyagrees with the IMF proposal for lower fiscal targets but stresses that a serious debt relief should... that Greeks’ ability to pay taxes has been exhausted, while the state has accumulated a large number
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Delays in concluding programme review are credit negative for Greece, says Moody’s
Economytime, the government has to pay approximately 1.5 billion euros in salaries and pensions every month, while budget net revenues were 0.6 percent lower than their target in the first quarter, the rating
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Lenders agree new loan disbursement, piecemeal approach to debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Eurogroup. The funds for reducing arrears will also be contingent upon the Greek state managing to pay... at roughly 28 years, an attempt to lock in lower interest rates for Greece by issuing longer-term
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Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU
Society. Comparatively, fish is also more expensive in Greece than in most EU countries. Consumers pay 113 percent...) and Spain (85 percent), goods in this category were much lower. On the other hand, selling at 83 percent
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Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services
Societythe highest in Europe, while accommodation and housings takes up a lower share. Greek households..., Norwegian households only pay 0.2 percent on schooling and learning. In comparison to 2014, spending
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World Bank sets out savings Greece can make from streamlining welfare benefits
EconomyProgrammeincrease in the share of households that pay personal income taxes from 63 to 72.7 percent. However... of 350-400 million euros for the GMI funding. Government sources argue it is lower and could be also
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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat if Greece’s primary surplus target is 2.5 percent, as Tsakalotos suggested, it would have to pay... to 3.3 percent of GDP. Dijsselbloem suggested that he is open to the idea of discussing lower
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Revenues beat target for third successive month in November
EconomyMacroeconomythat refunds were lower than the target, extending the year to date underperformance to 157 million. Overall..., with revenue collection estimated at 1.09 billion. In addition, taxpayers will have to pay the fourth
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Tsipras springs surprise with handout pledge for pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicswould be shared among roughly 1.6 million pensioners whose monthly retirement pay is lower than 850
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Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras made it clear on Friday that his government feels this is an issue that is beyond the pay... for Tsipras to show his MPs, as well as voters, that the counter-measures will lighten the load on lower
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