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Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022
parties have been accusing New Democracy of being too hesitant to act on the escalating cost... to peter out by February and for the current pressure on the health system to ease. For the time being
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PMI dips to 49.4 points in February as cost burdens pile up
EconomyMacroeconomyin soaring cost burdens in February, with cost inflation accelerating for a seventh straight month..., according to Markit. The marked increase in cost pressures led firms to hike selling prices midway... since July 2008, with companies partially passing the cost increases to clients. Longer lead times
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Flagship pension reform hits snag over transition cost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s lenders regarding the cost of a transitioning to a new system for supplementary retirement.... Actuarial studies have put at 56 billion euros up to 2070 the cost of transitioning to the new scheme... this cost at 48 to 76 billion euros. This amount has caused concern among European officials
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Remaining fiscal space could be squeezed for more cost-of-living measures as tension grows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is mulling further measures to cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis... that voters consider the cost-of-living a more serious concern than any other challenge... to the ultra-low rate of 6 pct, which would cost 100 million euros. There is also continued talk of reducing
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Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. With the escalating cost of living dominating public concerns, the main contestants continue to debate who is best... and the government does not intend to change it. Cost-of-living measures Both the main parties are working on the assumption that the cost-of-living crisis will form the main battlefield for the next contest
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Cost-of-living protest adds to government's concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsrises in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. The large protest march in Athens was the first... the cost-of-living crisis, the centre-right government moved swiftly and decisively to mitigate the rising cost of electricity by subsidising bills since late last year. Greek households pay among
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PM puts cost-of-living crisis front and centre in dry run for election campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsof press conferences before the next elections, addressing the economy and cost-of-living crisis before..., focussing instead on defending New Democracy’s record in combatting the cost-of-living crisis... inflation to fall this year, claiming that consumers have seen the worst of the cost-of-living crisis. He
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Government focusses on cost of living with economy bill, push for lower ferry prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsand which attempts to address continuing concerns about the cost-of-living crisis in Greece. The draft... that it is well short of being a comprehensive response to the cost-of-living crisis, rather a patchwork set... a comfortable majority in Parliament, the cost-of-living issue remains uppermost in its thoughts regarding
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Party leaders dispute response to cost-of-living crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted on Friday to tackle head-on concerns about the cost... and farm supplies with the aim of limiting cost along the supply chain; measures to limit the profits... that the cost of SYRIZA’s suggested measures over a four-year term would amount to almost 46 billion euros
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Cost of living remains public's top worry, as government slashes green transition budget
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe high cost of living and dissatisfaction with public services and the economy are feeding... strategy in a massive cost-cutting effort. A month after the EP elections, the latest poll released... and the cost of living remain the biggest concern for Greeks, named by 62 pct of respondents. Another 43
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