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Primary surplus offers cushion to budget
ATHENS: The dramatic shrinking of expenditures and the positive course of revenues have led to the creation of a cushion...
Moscovici wants deal with IMF on Greek debt relief by end of year
ATHENS: Greece and its eurozone partners funding its bailout need to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on...
A tax burden Greeks must bear
ATHENS: When you put two recent news items - the sharp rise in Greece’s new unpaid taxes in May, and...
Small extension granted for tax declarations
ATHENS: The Finance Ministry has granted a small extension on Friday’s deadline for the submission of tax declarations for 2015....
Thousands of enterprises forced to shut down by tax, social security hikes
ATHENS: More than 19,000 enterprises have shut down in Greece since the start of the year, while the number of...
Authorities arrest 29 suspected of smuggling 600 into Greece from Turkey
ATHENS: Greek authorities have arrested 29 people, including a policeman, suspected of participating in two smuggling rings taking some 600...
Greece to recruit man’s best friend to sniff out tax dodgers
ATHENS: Greece will be recruiting dogs to sniff out potential tax dodgers trying to take cash out of the crisis...
ATHEX: Banks index grows 24 pct in 5 sessions
ATHENS: The fifth consecutive session of gains for the Greek stock benchmark took it above the 550-point level, albeit on...
Greece: Government hails Exarchia crackdown
ATHENS: The government hailed its crackdown on a large drug trafficking ring based in the central Athens district of Exarchia...
Taxpayers face hefty income tax obligation
ATHENS: The 1.9 million taxpayers asked by the state to pay more tax this year than what has already been...
Income earned abroad must be taxed abroad
ATHENS: The job income of thousands of Greeks who live and work abroad can only be taxed in the country...
Consumer prices down 0.7 percent in June
ATHENS: Last month’s 4.7 percent year-on-year decline in transport fares, including ferry tickets, contributed to a 0.7 percent yearly decline...
Greek exports record major decline in May
ATHENS: Exports posted a significant decline in May, reflecting to a great extent the impact of the uncertainty from Athens’s...
EBC Seed Fund to sell 34.41 pct of EastSideCapital
ATHENS: EBC Solicitors SA announced that its Cyprus-based unit, EBC Seed Fund Limited, has signed an agreement to sell 34.41...
Alibaba and Cosco to open direct route for Greek exports to China
ATHENS: Alibaba, the global leader in online sales, is launching an integrated plan to develop electronic trade between Greece and...
Greek PMI reverts to positive territory in June
ATHENS: The June reading of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) compiled by Markit showed a return to marginal growth in...
No change in the Greek economic sentiment index in June
ATHENS: Greece’s Economic Sentiment Index remained unchanged in June at 89.7 points, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE)...
Tax hikes hit salary earners
ATHENS: After retirees were shocked by cuts to their pensions on Wednesday, on Thursday it was the turn of salary...
Greek police arrest 5 for attempted migrant smuggling
ATHENS: Hellenic Police (ELAS) reported the arrest of five migrant smugglers in two separate operations in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece...
Gov’t policies offer incentives for tax dodging
ATHENS: Tax dodgers in Greece enjoy multiple benefits: They pay less tax, they avoid social security contributions, they can protect...
