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Effective tax system, effective public expenditure are both key to growth
Fabrizia Lapecorella, deputy secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, has indirectly identified three main weaknesses in Greece's fiscal policy: the need to reduce the tax wedge in the labor market - that is the gap between the salary employers pay and the actual amount workers take home - and increase taxation on capital; to broaden the tax base and redu
What comes after the conviction?
Things are judged by results, and in the case of Fredi Beleri, things have not gone at all well. The mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek town of Himare in southern Albania is to remain in prison until September 12, 2024. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's goal is for the appeal trial to be finished by September too, so that Beleri can be convicted once and for all and disqualified.
Air seat availability from the US soars 27% this year
Airlines have increased their available air seats for travel to Greece this summer by 10.1% from last year, anticipating strong demand.
Among the four major markets from which Greece attracts visitors, the United States stands out with a 27.2% increase in available air seats, to 613,200 seats for the March-October period.
Bulgaria Spends 1.87% of GDP on Defense, NATO Report Reveals
Bulgaria's defense expenditure for the year 2023 amounted to $1.9 billion (3.47 billion BGN), representing 1.87 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as detailed in the annual report released by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. This disclosure occurred during a press conference held at NATO headquarters in Brussels earlier today.