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Yields rise, but Greek debt still partly shielded from market headwinds
Economyand households will reduce spending as disposable incomes are affected by lower spending power and the energy... Debt Management Agency to pre-pay the IMF fully and parts of the GLF loans from the first programme
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SYRIZA pushes alternative cost-of-living package but govt support still a vote-winner
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a discount card for lower- and middle-income families, the main opposition party accused PM Kyriakos... euros. The inflation adjustment would also be applied to public sector pay, translating
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorareaches close to the lower zero bound. The mechanism works symmetrically. If the price level reaches..., the poor will pay most of this bill. In the latest inflation bout, central banks have been behind
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ND doubles down on tax as leaders target weak spots on electoral map
PoliticsGreek Politicsshowed that the wealthy would benefit more from a VAT cut than lower earners, adding... energy companies to subsidise energy bills and pay for vouchers, amounted to profiteering
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek Politicslight. This did not pay off, though, as a lower turnout in the second election (participation fell
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
for increases to pensions and civil servants’ pay from next year, as well as a 1,000-euro increase..., the government in the previous term came under increasing pressure to lower VAT rates and resisted
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
Agorais much lower, is advisable for Greece—for now maintain a preference for employment over income... and necessary, but we may have to pay for it now, rather than borrow against a supposed future additional
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe compensation farmers are entitled to by 35 pct because it lacks the necessary funds to pay out in full..., lower energy costs and a monthly stipend of at least 1,500 euros until the damage caused by floods
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Newsletter 440 - 08/11/2024
is to lower the burden on the middle class by dropping the tax rate for incomes from 18,000 to 50,000 euros... by one point, though with negligible effect on take-home pay. In another landmark measure
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday his pledge to lower taxes permanently from 2026, provided efforts to tackle tax evasion and boost revenues pay off. This is also predicated on the government convincing Greece’s European partners
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