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Impact of uncertainty on economy starting to emerge in hard data
EconomyFeaturesfeeling the cost-of-living crisis pinch, tourism is expected to do a lot of the heavy lifting... of intakes of 2019, a record year. Global inflation and the cost of energy are having a major impact... spending and low-cost loans through the banks. Halfway through the year, the first concerns have
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Finance Ministry costs new support package, but questions remain over electricity subsidies
Economyroughly 20 pct below the 2010 levels. The Finance Ministry admitted that in the latest estimates the cost... euros for 2022. The actual fiscal cost of those interventions on the energy market are estimated... Transition Fund. The actual cost of the electricity and natural gas subsidies will take up over 10.5
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PM mulls more assistance with energy costs through winter
PoliticsGreek Politicsare keeping a close eye on the cost of diesel and heating oil with a view to possibly offering more subsidies... to its tactic of providing households with subsidies rather than tackling the cost of energy by lowering... cash to citizens rather than bringing the cost down via other interventions is a tactic that is more
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ND banks on public apathy in face of surveillance revelations
PoliticsGreek Politicsfigures with spyware, as the public remain focussed on cost-of-living issues. A sounding conducted... to their own concerns. The cost of living and the economy are still seen as the biggest problems faced... and the cost of living, compared to SYRIZA. The only area in which SYRIZA is seen as having more competence
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Transparency concerns emerge among voters as leaders clash over wiretapping
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 10.5 pct. The cost-of-living crisis continues to be by far the most important issue for voters... conferences this week by focussing on the measures taken by the government to tackle the cost-of-living... to 42.1 pct. Furthermore, 88.6 pct of voters say that the cost-of-living will decide how they vote
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Mitsotakis pledges more benefits in bid to tap SYRIZA strongholds
PoliticsGreek Politics. The increase in benefits for this group of state sector workers will cost an estimated 500 million euros and will apply from early 2024. The other two measures are estimated to cost a combined 70... wages have fallen during the cost-of-living crisis. The opposition parties have highlighted low wages
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogramme will cost much more than they are willing to admit. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras challenged Mitsotakis on Friday to allow the General Accounting Office to cost the two parties’ economic proposals... would cost around 20 billion euros rather than the 5.5 billion the opposition party claimed
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek Politicsimports, particularly from Ukraine, and the cost of adapting to more environmentally-friendly forms... of covering the cost of restoring and upgrading infrastructure following Storm Daniel and the Tempe... Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for this purpose. The cost of repairing the road network
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Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas?
Agora; therefore, a possible displacement of RES in favor of fossil gas will raise the cost of electricity... issued to date for all sub-projects, the total construction cost of this solution -including.... Beyond construction costs, however, it is paramount to consider the increased cost of operating
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PM appeals to Brussels over high prices, sparking opposition scorn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis is trying to show that he is doing everything in his power to address the cost-of-living... that the cost of living is the issue that will affect most their choice of who to support.... Government officials are anxious that the persistently high cost of living does not trigger significant
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