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EconomyMacroeconomy
Budget for 2020 eyes faster growth while balancing tax cuts with more revenues Following the nod of approval from the European Commission (EC) earlier in the week, the Finance Ministry tabled on Thursday the final budget to Parliament, essentially unchanged from the draft version of early October.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM to oversee tweaks to tax bill as constitutional revision enters final round After a tense few days around Sunday’s commemorative protest march in Athens, the government is turning its attention back to Parliament, where the latest tax bill and the final stage of the constitutional revision are at the top of the political agenda.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order After facing several days of consistent pressure over the refugee issue, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attempting to shift the political debate to matters where he believes New Democracy has a stronger footing: Investment, tax relief and law and order.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Energy bill also unveiled as legislative activity intensifies On the same day it unveiled its much-trumpeted second tax bill, the government also put to public consultation on Thursday a draft law concerning the energy sector as a period of intense legislative activity gets underway.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Looking to build on support for relief measures, ND unveils new tax bill The government’s latest tax bill is due to be put to public consultation on Thursday, providing New Democracy with a welcome, but likely brief, break from the intense discussion about the refugee challenge facing Greece.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Overdue tax, debtors jump in Sept as total reaches 105.6 bln The month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 588 million euros in September, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown.
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Economy Authorities aim to collect up to 11 bln after strong uptake in overdue tax scheme The scheme to allow taxpayers to settle their debts in 120 instalments attracted over 1.2 million applications, government officials have said.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens prepares to send draft budget to Brussels, lines up next tax measures The government is hoping to wrap up on Monday the budget negotiations it has been having over the last few weeks with the European institutions so next year’s draft economic plan can be submitted to the European Commission on Tuesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Rate of increase in overdue taxes drops in Aug as total passes 105 bln The month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 753 million euros in August, data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) has shown.
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Economy
Draft budget sets ambitious growth target of 2.8 pct in 2020, plugs fiscal gaps Greece’s finance ministry tabled to Parliament the draft budget for next year in which Greek authorities see substantially accelerated growth while honouring the target agreed with official creditors of 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus.