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Pension reform brings painful overhaul in social security contributions for self-employed
Economyinvolves those insured in the Self-Employed Insurance Organisation (OAEE) - the second largest main... and lawyers who are insured in three different main pension funds under the United Fund for Independent... calculation is based on the application of a 20 percent rate on net income for main pensions, 7.5 percent
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More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions
SocietyThe main source of income for just over half of Greek households is still a pension, while just... and Merchants (GSEVEE), says that pensions account for the main source of income for 51.8 percent of Greek... activity as their main source of income had more than halved, falling from 12.6 to 6.1 percent. The IME
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Gov't offers improved terms to farmers in bid to break deadlock
Economyuntil 2021. The initial pension reform plan envisaged the consolidation of the country’s four main... plan presented in early January called for unified contributions for main pensions of 20 percent for all insured. 3) Farmers for whom farming is their main job will have the option to choose a lower
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Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging
EconomyProgrammereleased on Sunday evening, the Greek government says the main area of agreement is that all sides would... main elements: Realistic fiscal numbers and debt sustainability. Commenting on the primary surplus... of main and supplementary) above the 1,300-euro threshold and development of ETEA reserves
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
so the main package of fiscal interventions can be settled. This will then leave the extra 2 percent... the required pension and income tax reform, adding that the main opposition New Democracy party is leading... in the manufacturing sector over the coming months. A further drop in incoming new orders was the main cause
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Greece sets up working group to monitor implications of Brexit
PoliticsForeign Policydivided. The main divergence is over the process for the UK to leave the Union. Some members wish... for the European Union to have as its main priority the preservation of its values and to avoid... Working Group main task will be to assess the potential impact of Brexit on Greece. One of its
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomy. It is reminded that the total ENFIA amount comprises of the main tax plus the supplementary tax that is imposed on those taxpayers with total property value above 200,000 euros. For 2016, the main... the supplementary tax amounts to 649.4 million. Compared to last year, the main tax in 2016 is lower by 5.4
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Newsletter 108 - 24/02/2017
. On the pension front, the IMF has proposed that the new pension rules apply to existing main pensions... to a cut in existing main pensions by 15–20 percent on average, or by almost 1.4 billion for 1.4.... Three of the five main industrial groupings recorded strong growth rates, with the most remarkable
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Review nears conclusion, parties turn to political future
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the weekend focussed on Tsipras’s strategy for the coming months. The main target... in the poll numbers. However, the main opposition party does appear to have been ruffled by speculation... in the Greek media. It is believed by some that concerns about Savvidis’s role is the main reason
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
PoliticsGreek Politicscouncil on Tuesday, when the creation of the new lender was the main topic of discussion... a return to the markets would be welcome, it is not the coalition’s main goal. He identified channelling resources to support the real economy and sparking a “dynamic restart” as the main target for his
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