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Greece’s Draft Budget 2020: Keys points on revenues and expenditure

October 7, 2019 Economy 1

The 2020 draft budget was submitted to the Greek Parliament by the Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, on Monday. The draft foresees an economic growth of 2.8% and a primary surplus of 3.56% of GDP. Key points of the draft budget 2020: It envisages a reduction in the unemployment rate to …

Greek parents spend €3billion annually on educational purposes

May 16, 2018 Economy Comments Off on Greek parents spend €3billion annually on educational purposes

Free public education in Greece? Not really. Not in real Greek life. Greek family expenditures for educational purposes exceed 3 billion euros annually, according to an annual report by the GSEE private sector employees federation published on Wednesday. GSEE’s Center of Educational Policy Development said that despite the availability of …

The Mountain of Flowers that stirs Greece in crisis

January 19, 2016 Society 2

“Bouzoukia” is a magic word in the real Greek world. It is the epitome of the Greek entertainment culture. The Live Clubbing, the “stage” where Greeks go in the middle of the night and have fun under the sound of bouzouki. And where at least one “big name” of a …

Government spent €1 billion euro for financial consultants and advisers

December 11, 2013 Economy 4

Breathtaking sums totaling one billion euro was given by several Greek governments to banks, law firms and financial advisers during the years of loan agreements 2010-2012 . Alexis Tsipras, leader of main opposition party left-wing SYRIZA posed an official question to Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras. Citing figures from the state …

Greece Tracks Down Where to Cut 5.5 Billion Euro – Six More Billion Needed

July 17, 2012 Economy 3

Greece needs to find ways and save – or cut- expenditure of 11.5 billion euro for the years 2013-2014. In continuous meetings between Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras with the political leadership of the ministries, the majority of the ministers were not able to find where exactly they could make the cuts. …

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