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Emergency tax on shipowners shelved as government forgets to implement it
25/04/2014
Plans for an emergency tax on the Greek shipping sector to boost revenue in light of the crisis have remained on the shelf with the government apparently unwilling to displease…
Press Review April 25: Pre-election promises hide more austerity
25/04/2014
The government’s pre-election promises hide the harsh measures that are still to come; A solidarity tax on Greek ship-owners is deferred indefinitely; the Finance Ministry presents a plan to restart…
One hundred days, one hundred rooftops, one Acropolis
24/04/2014
In the cafes and tavernas around its base Greeks will argue about many things: politics, football and more politics. But there is one thing that all will agree on: the…
Greek statistics are back: Primary deficit presented as surplus, with Eurostat’s seal of approval
24/04/2014
Have you heard the one about Greece’s Eurostat-approved 2013 primary surplus? Well, you should not believe it. Here is why:
Well that escalated quickly: #myELAS becomes Greece’s answer to #myNYPD
24/04/2014
When the New York Police Department invited Twitter users to share pictures of themselves posing with police officers under the hashtag #myNYPD, it could be said that they were asking…
Press Review April 24: Say surplus three times fast
24/04/2014
Eurostat verifies the Greek primary budgets surplus; yet despite government and troika optimism the surplus appears to be the result of ‘creative accounting’; the EC defers debt discussions until the…