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Ermou street in Athens among 15 most expensive retail in the world

November 25, 2022 Economy Comments Off on Ermou street in Athens among 15 most expensive retail in the world

Ermou street in downtown Athens is the 14th most expensive shopping street in the world, up one spot compared to pre-pandemic levels. The most expensive shopping street in the world for 2022 is New York’s Fifth Avenue, The rent in the biggest Greek commercial square for high-end shops is currently …

Finance Ministry extends rent support to March, reduced VAT to coffee & services

February 8, 2021 Economy 1

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday that the total cost of support measures to deal with the pandemic in the first quarter of this year amounts to 5.9 billion euros so far. He added that the monthly cost to the economy from the health crisis was now 2.4 billion …

Businesses closed by gov’t order until Jan 11 won’t pay month’s rent, says Finance Ministry

January 2, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, Economy 1

Shops and businesses that will remain closed until January 11 will not have to pay rent for the month of January, the Ministry of Finance announced on Saturday. The ministry decision came after Saturday’s announcement of returning to the restrictive measures as they stood right before the Christmas and New …

Greece records largest drop in property prices in EU during last 12 years

January 20, 2020 Economy Comments Off on Greece records largest drop in property prices in EU during last 12 years

Greece recorded the largest drop in property prices and rents within the European Union between 2007 and the third quarter of 2019, data from the European Statistics Authority the Eurostat, has shown. The largest drops in house prices were observed in Greece (-40.0%), Romania (-27.2%) and Ireland (-16.7%). Regarding prices …

Govt’ abolishes rent subsidy for cabinet members without seat in Parliament

March 29, 2018 Greece, Politics Comments Off on Govt’ abolishes rent subsidy for cabinet members without seat in Parliament

The Greek government has submitted an amendment that abolishes rent subsidies to ministers and deputy ministers that do not have seats in the Parliament. The amendment has been submitted on Wednesday evening and will be voted later on Thursday. The abolishing of the rent subsidies will go into effect retrospective …

UPD Outrage as wealthy SYRIZA minister Antonopoulou receives 12,000 rental allowance

February 26, 2018 Greece, Politics Comments Off on UPD Outrage as wealthy SYRIZA minister Antonopoulou receives 12,000 rental allowance

Alternate Labor Minister Rania Antonopoulou is in the middle of a scandal as she has been receiving a rental allowance of 12,000 euros per year. The allowance has been approved in September 2015, ever since she was appointed Minister in the Greek government. This is a normal procedure if the …

EU Commission to give Greece €209mln to help refugees with rent, cash

July 28, 2017 Refugees Comments Off on EU Commission to give Greece €209mln to help refugees with rent, cash

The European Commission will give Greece 209 million euros ($245 million) in new emergency aid to help refugees stranded in the country rent homes and pay for basics with a cash card, the Commission said on Thursday. About 62,000 refugees and migrants, mainly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis headed to northern …

Greek Finance Ministry to chase taxpayers owning properties in 84 countries

November 10, 2016 Economy Comments Off on Greek Finance Ministry to chase taxpayers owning properties in 84 countries

The General Secretariat for Public Revenue has begun identifying properties owned by Greek taxpayers in 84 other countries which cooperate with the Greek authorities in a data exchange system. The secretariat’s agencies have already started drawing information from other European Union states and by the end of 2017 they expect …

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