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Greece tax wedge rises two places to 13th highest among OECD countries, report finds
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a bulletin on the taxation of wages in various countries which shows the high levels of tax that Greek workers’ wages are subject to.
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OECD report highlights stress on Greek middle class during crisis
A publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the pressures faced by the middle class globally has shown that overall, this sector of society has seen its standard of living stagnate or decline in recent decades.
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Greeks dissatisfied with benefits scope and access, OECD survey finds
An international survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has shown that Greeks are among the least satisfied with their public services out of 21 nations surveyed.
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Greek tax rate hikes among highest in OECD countries, tax report shows
The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report on tax has revealed that Greece’s tax to GDP ratio increased by 0.6 percentage points (pps) between 2016 and 2017, making the country’s tax rises among the highest out of 36 OECD countries surveyed.
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OECD sees 2.2 pct growth in 2019, stressing importance of reform adherence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued its expectations for how the Greek economy will grow in the near future with the release of its economic outlook, and stressed the importance of Greece sticking to its reform programmes.
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Greece 57th in WEF's Global Competitiveness Index based on new methodology
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2018 has shown that Greece fell four places in a year, standing at number 57.
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Child poverty rate in Greece triples in a decade, OECD study finds
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) policy brief on child wellness, which tracks child poverty in developed countries, has shown that Greece was among the countries where child poverty has increased sharply in recent years.
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Greece tops OECD countries for tax rises and spending cuts
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) latest report on tax policy reforms has highlighted the extent of increased taxation in Greece in recent years.
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Crisis-era productivity in Greece lowest among OECD countries
A study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) examining productivity levels over the last seven years found that Greece was the only country surveyed where productivity fell over the period.
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
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EconomyFeaturesIt is 5:59am on a Sunday morning. The host of the morning talk show, a man of near-pensionable age – a look he has affected for well over a decade – adopts an alarmed look. The caption screams “NEW PENSIONS MASSACRE”. Projected on the backdrop, a dense table of numbers several columns wide defies legibility, and several talking heads are lined up in a panel to argue vociferously and incoherently over how badly pensioners can expect to suffer from the latest spending cuts.