Christos Staikouras

Talks on primary surplus target revision to start in year’s first half

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras presented the government's priorities for 2020 at Monday's Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, mentioning Athens' request for a primary surplus reduction for 2021 and 2022, an issue eurozone sources say will start being debated in the year's first half.

Primary surplus target revision to start in year’s first half

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras presented the government's priorities for 2020 at Monday's Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, mentioning Athens' request for a primary surplus reduction for 2021 and 2022, an issue eurozone sources say will start being debated in the year's first half.

Finance Ministry examines solidarity levy reduction scenarios

The Finance Ministry is considering various alternative scenarios for the upcoming reduction of the solidarity levy. According to a top ministry official, the fiscal leeway to emerge will determine not only the degree of the levy's reduction but also the timing of its implementation.

Negotiations with creditors begin on budget and reforms

Negotiations began on Monday between Greek officials and the mission chiefs of the institutions, with the main focus on Greece's achievement of a primary surplus of 3.5 percent of gross domestic product in 2020 in the wake of the recent tax cuts to the tune of 1.2 billion euros announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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