VAT cut becomes permanent
The final draft of the 2024 state budget will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday and include an extension for six months, until the end of June, of the low value-added tax rate of 13% for self-serve coffee and taxis.
Beleri’s presumption of innocence should be fully respected, says Papastavrou
State Minister Stavros Papastavrou visited the detained elected mayor of Himare Fredi Beleri on Tuesday at the city of Durres in western Albania.
ECB monetary policy should be attentive and focused, says Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, in her speech in Berlin on Tuesday, warned of a possible rise in inflation in the coming months and advised to stay “attentive and focused.”
Tourism revenue up 15.2% to 18 billion euros, reports Bank of Greece
Approximately 27.8 million foreign travelers came to Greece in the period from January to September 2023, with tourism receipts amounting to 17.9 billion euros, the Bank of Greece (BoG) reported on Tuesday. These figures show this year’s tourism beating the 2019 record, which in the same period had recorded 26.9 million travelers leaving 16.1 billion…
Loss of €108 mln in four years
The future of state mining company Larco remains unclear, four costly years after it was put under special administration.
Greece’s draft budget positively evaluated by EU Commission
Greece’s draft budget was approved by the European Commission, noting that it fulfills last June’s fiscal guidelines. On Tuesday, the Commission after analyzing all draft euro zone 2024 budgets, reported that euro zone fiscal policy will be tighter on aggregate next year but several countries, including France and Italy, plan to spend too much, breaking…
EYP releases its first annual report
Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) released for the first time on Tuesday an Annual Report on its priorities and areas of action.
Emergency response exercise to take place at Athens aiport
A large scale emergency response exercise will take place on Wednesday at the Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The exercise will not affect airport operations.
Short-term rentals changing cityscape
Short-term rentals, mainly through online platforms such as Airbnb, are making living in Athens more expensive and rapidly changing the cityscape, mostly not for the better, as several local residents have told Kathimerini.