By Tasos Dasopoulos With the increased possibility of a new rally in natural gas prices, which will increase electricity tariffs accordingly, the economic staff of the Government is trying to plan alternative scenarios for the support measures to be announced next month. Sources of the Ministry of Finance stressed that the question is no longer […]
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A. Haritsis: Oil is at pre-war levels, but the government leaves the profiteering unchecked
Oil prices are falling to pre-Ukrainian war levels, but the Greek government is letting profiteering go unchecked, says Alexis Haritsis in his post. According to the Head of Development and Investments of SYRIZA, the result is that Greece has the most expensive price of gasoline in all of Europe, which he says is “clearly Mitsotakis’ […]
Italy is throwing a new package of 14.3 billion euros into the fight against inflation
Italy plans to approve a new aid package of about 14.3 billion euros on Thursday to help shield businesses and families from rising energy costs and inflation, government officials said, according to Reuters. The scheme, one of outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s last major acts before next month’s national election, comes on top of some […]
Government: Assurances for continuous support of Society and Economy through budgeting
By Niki Zorba The signals sent by the Government for continuous support of Society and Economy in the face of the crisis, the “invasion” that the country receives from imported inflation, as characteristically stated by the Prime Minister from Kefalonia, where he toured yesterday. Energy shielding of the country and exhaustion of the fiscal margin […]
Italy on a tightrope – 139% price increase for airline tickets
Another big price increase is recorded in Italy, according to the latest figures from consumer association Codacons. In more detail, compared to last year, the price of seed oil increased by 68.7%, butter by 28.1%, pasta and flour by 22.6% and tomatoes by 19.4%. According to Codacons, compared to 2021, the price of electricity in […]
K. Mitsotakis: I would like a bigger Power Pass but it is within the measure of our national capabilities
“We will be next to every Greek woman and every Greek man, until this storm passes.” This message was sent by the prime minister, in his statement, on the occasion of the activation of Power Pass. “Starting today, the State activates another weapon in the battle against punctuality, which besieges all countries and all households: […]
Three major milestones for Greece by the end of the year
By Tasos Dasopoulos The guidelines for the remaining half of 2022 and 2023, which were “renewed” by the Eurogroup yesterday, were clear for highly indebted countries like Greece: support households in moderation against precision, reduce deficits and debt, speed up implementation of the Recovery Fund. In terms of support to households and businesses, as during […]
The most expensive cities in the world – Where are the Greek cities?
Although New York is considered one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, there are several with a significantly higher cost of living than the American metropolis. According to Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user and city-contributed data, Bermuda’s capital Hamilton tops the list, followed by a number of Swiss […]
SYRIZA: Curtain after music in Athens by Tsipras in pre-election rally (duration?)
By Niki Zorba Kyriakos Mitsotakis continues with successive statements of putting a “tombstone” in autumn ballot scenarios, and Alexis Tsipras continues in the pre-election planning that SYRIZA created with an eye (also) on possible surprises, ie elections in the Autumn. In an open pre-election event after music, tonight the president of SYRIZA from Peristeri, the […]
P. Skourletis: Excessive complacency about the pandemic by the government
The vast majority of the world considers the management of accuracy by the government to have failed, that its relationship with society has broken down. Apparently that is why Mr. Mitsotakis, who himself was leaking the possibility of early elections, now seems to be postponing them, in order to avoid this situation. At the same […]