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The reasons behind the prime minister’s ‘brake’ on benefits

The reasons behind the prime minister’s ‘brake’ on benefits The reasons behind the prime minister’s ‘brake’ on benefits

By Tasos Dasopoulos The delicate balance between fiscal adjustment and support of the real economy will determine the package of reliefs that will be announced from Thessaloniki by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, even though we are already going through the time in which we will have national elections. The Prime Minister on Tuesday, in his […]

Chr. Staikouras: In the months of July and August, additional fiscal space was created

Chr. Staikouras: In the months of July and August, additional fiscal space was created Chr.  Staikouras: In the months of July and August, additional fiscal space was created

“We will know the amount of the new aid (through the supplementary budget) at the beginning of September.” This was stated by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, pointing out that then there will be a much better picture of the course of revenues, while ELSTAT’s data on GDP in the second quarter of the year will […]

Chr. Staikouras for TIF: The additional fiscal space will be allocated for the further support of citizens

Chr. Staikouras for TIF: The additional fiscal space will be allocated for the further support of citizens Chr.  Staikouras for TIF: The additional fiscal space will be allocated for the further support of citizens

The drafting of the new plan for the support of households and businesses in the face of punctuality, which will be announced by the prime minister from the TIF stage at the beginning of September, is in the final stretch. As the Minister of Finance Christos Staikouras states to APE – BE: “the Government, every […]

Eurogroup: Financial support for vulnerable groups, attention to public debt

Eurogroup: Financial support for vulnerable groups, attention to public debt Eurogroup: Financial support for vulnerable groups, attention to public debt

With the global economic environment deteriorating, eurozone member state governments should focus on protecting the most vulnerable rather than supporting demand, while any fiscal policy should aim to maintain debt sustainability. This is the key point highlighted by today’s Eurogroup communiqué, which also points out that measures need to focus on supply-side constraints, implementing structural […]

Chr. Staikouras: In the summer, a new fiscal space will be created which will again be returned to the citizens

Chr. Staikouras: In the summer, a new fiscal space will be created which will again be returned to the citizens Chr.  Staikouras: In the summer, a new fiscal space will be created which will again be returned to the citizens

In the summer, an additional fiscal space will be created, which will again be returned to the citizens in its entirety, says Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in an exclusive interview with APE-MBE. And this, as, as he points out, tax revenues continue to move above the targets (and in June they will be above the […]