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  1. Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
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    . The danger for New Democracy is that the feeling voters will be left with is that Mitsotakis has fired his big bazooka and that it has hardly made a dent in the wall of disappointment and disinterest

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  2. Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015

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    Eurogroup meeting in Riga, as had originally been planned. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday... perplexing that he is at the same time hopeful that common ground can be found soon. Two (VAT rises... to believe that the situation would be any different for Tsipras. He might be able to get away with VAT rises

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  3. Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections

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    the agreed targets in doubt. According to a document published by the Wall Street Journal, the lenders want... in revenues from VAT at 1 percent of GDP (1.8 billion) versus 0.74 percent (1.36 billion) included in the Greek proposal. The IMF is proposing an increase in the VAT rate on food service from 13 percent

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  4. No bounce for Tsipras in poll as cracks appear in centre-left
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    a minor fiscal impact given that the discounted VAT rates only apply in the five islands that are most... their VAT rates increase at the beginning of the year. Tsipras vowed that the lower VAT would apply... to have hit a wall after centrist To Potami decided on the weekend to pull out of the nascent grouping

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  5. Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025

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    of Piraeus, Mitsotakis told the Wall Street Journal in September that his government would honour... reliance on direct taxes—and notably VAT—is tied to the main concern of Greeks: the cost of living. Inflated prices are driving VAT performance, with the €27.63 billion expected this year exceeding

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  6. Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015

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    adjustment of objective property prices that is not expected One minister suggested increasing reduced VAT... challenging fiscal conditions. Local media note that the thorniest issues so far relate to changes in VAT and privatisations, where there are conflicting views within the government. On VAT rates, Alternate

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  7. Athens mulls next move after Ankara writes to UN over maritime boundaries
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    . The second is based on the belief that such a move could put in danger the future... in Syria and with Libya. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias tweeted on Sunday that “Greece, united

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  8. Athens responds to Erdogan's accusations as Mitsotakis readies UN address
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    slammed Athens for employing policies that put migrants’ lives in danger. "We see that Greece's... Turkey -Libya memorandum, the Turkish leadership has made specific choices that do not leave any room

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  9. Unhappy voters struggle to find alternatives as PM faces fresh attack from veteran conservatives
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    with the neighbouring country and of picking the wrong faction to ally with in Libya. Karamanlis voiced... to persuade the EU of the danger posed by the neighbouring country. Although the two former prime ministers

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  10. Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020

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    PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...

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