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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-08-17
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[01] Gov't eyes cuts in personal income tax
[01] Gov't eyes cuts in personal income tax
The government on Thursday pointed directly to tax cuts on personal
incomes, less than a month before Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis
gives the premier's customary state-of-the-country address at the
Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the venue where the broad
strokes of economic policy for the coming year are mostly unveiled.
The possibility of tax breaks surfaced during a meeting between Economy
Minister George Alogoskoufis and Deputy Minister (responsible for state
revenues) Antonis Bezas, who merely noted that a draft bill will be
tabled in October that includes tax cuts worth 150 million euros. Bezas
also announced another series of simplifications of Greece's often
complex tax code.
Meanwhile, in touching another major economic development in the news
this week, Alogoskoufis said a 4.1-percent GDP growth rate recorded in
the second quarter of 2006 will not change the government's initial
forecast of an annual 3.8-percent growth rate.
Finally, the economy ministry echoed same-day statements by Development
Minister Dimitris Sioufas, following his meeting with the prime
minister earlier on Thursday, in ruling out a heating oil subsidy for
the coming winter season.
Caption: A file photo of Deputy Economy Minister Antonis Bezas. ANA-MPA
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