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Vote on tax bill due this week as ND pushes for adoption of first three draft laws The process of voting the government’s first three bills begins this week, starting with the draft legislation that has received most attention as it paves the way for an immediate reduction of the ENFIA property tax and the easing of terms for the 120-instalment scheme for unpaid taxes.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
New Democracy starts rolling out its first three bills The government has begun tabling the first draft laws it promised to pass through Parliament before the summer recess begins on August 10.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Bid for better use of digital tools likely to have decisive impact on ND's goals While the immediate focus since New Democracy came to power has been on the first three bills that are due to be submitted to Parliament in the coming days, the government is also placing emphasis on the effort to seriously upgrade the use of digital tools in the Greek public administration and beyond.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package With the change of guard in Greece comes a new set of legislation for public healthcare, an area that suffered greatly pre-crisis from inefficient management and during the crisis due to successive cuts.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess The formality of Monday night’s confidence vote in Parliament is out of the way and the government can now focus on the three bills it wants to pass before August 10, as well as other key policies that will define its four-year term.
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EconomyProgramme
New Democracy tax pledges put spotlight on available fiscal space Following the announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday of immediate tax cuts, with others to follow, focus is turning to the government’s ability to find the fiscal space necessary to implement the measures while also meeting the primary surplus target for this year and 2020.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years, including the broad aim of establishing a new, post-crisis reality in Greece, but also with extensive reference to specific measures, with tax cuts leading the way.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND ready to flesh out its policy agenda, with focus on tax plans More details about the new Greek government’s intended policies are due to be revealed this weekend, with most of the focus on what steps New Democracy plans to take to fulfil its pledges on tax cuts.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
New Parliament sworn in as Mitsotakis picks top civil servants, maintains status quo with church The new Greek Parliament was sworn in on Wednesday as the government prepares to undergo the customary confidence vote before it begins its legislative activity.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras aiming to guide SYRIZA towards new territory in opposition SYRIZA is gradually easing into its new role as the main opposition following the July 7 elections, with Alexis Tsipras aiming to position his party towards the centre-left of the political spectrum.