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Tax-free allowance will not be lowered and welfare benefits will not be cut, government spokesman Stelios Petsas sai don Tuesday. According to the government spokesperson, the fast-track tax bill that introduces the changes to property tax ENFIA and the 120-installment debt repayment framework, expected this week, will also introduce the …

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How did German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble say it exactly? “The deal is a good thing and a chance for Greece.” While everybody can assume what Schaueble considered as “good” with Greece’s creditors in his mind, the same “everybody” can assume that if it is good for Greece the country, …

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The Greek state prepared an ugly Christmas surprise to 60,000 people who had been receiving poverty allowance and are below 65 years old. Applying one more loan agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) conditions, the lavish welfare benefits (EKAS) of 400-600 euro per month will be cut. Thousands of retirees under age …

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There is no solution for this country. No! Absolute impossible! No way… And I feel the tension and the scream attack every time I read news like the following: Pensioners with 2,000-4,000 euro per month keep receiving welfare benefits. While others with pensions of 500-600 euro receive nothing. “The state …

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Household incomes dropped by 15 percent in the second quarter of 2012, compared to the same period a year earlier, figures by Greek statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. Welfare benefits went down by 9.5 percent over the same period, data showed while indicating a 7.3 percent reduction in consumption. …

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Greeks are getting more and more angry. Each and every day fresh adrenaline shot drive high blood pressure, heart beats and deep rooted frustration. They need just a tiny spark to explode. Reason for this boiling mood are the upcoming additional austerity measures, the so-called “spending cuts” worth 11. billion euro. So far, no public …

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