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  1. What this week's VAT changes mean for household budgets and public coffers
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    The first draft bill with prior actions that was voted in the Greek parliament early on Thursday included a large reshuffling of VAT rates. The new basic VAT rate was set at 23 percent, while a reduced rate of 13 percent and a super-reduced of 6 percent (from 6.5 percent before) were also applied

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  2. Which way now, Mr Tsipras?
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    against the first set of prior actions demanded by lenders or whether he will commit exclusively

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  3. No further damage for Tsipras in second vote as SYRIZA stand-off continues

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged unscathed from the latest vote on prior actions demanded by Greece’s lenders before talks on a third bailout can begin. The vote took place after 4 a.m. on Thursday following some six hours of debate, with 230 MPs supporting the measures, 63 opposing them, five

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  4. Varoufakis and his friendly fire

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    and describes in some detail an exchange between the pair after the first vote on prior actions demanded

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  5. Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is being asked to pass a number of "prior actions" before it can receive any more funding

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  6. Some snags remain in discussion with lenders over new privatisation scheme

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    value of its assets. In the last prior actions sent on July 9, the Greek government committed

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  7. Greece and creditors try to untangle pension complications

    EconomyProgramme

    One of the key issues in the negotiations with the institutions over an agreement for a new bailout programme relates to the pension reforms. The first bill of prior actions voted in the Greek Parliament on July 15 included the following pension-related interventions: 1) Health contributions

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  8. Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015

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    a host of prior actions, which are expected to include legislation phasing out early retirement

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  9. Greece and lenders appear close to third bailout deal, with few issues outstanding
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    retirement will be included in the current prior actions or further delayed for the future. Other issues

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  10. Agreement on third bailout could trigger SYRIZA split and snap elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    (the second containing the prior actions Athens will have to pass) would clear the way for Prime Minister

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