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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-09-07
CONTENTS
[01] ND leader Meimarakis meets trade union representatives
[02] Budget revenues surpassed targets in August
[03] Greek islands awarded as favourite tourist destination
[01] ND leader Meimarakis meets trade union representatives
ANA/MPA---New Democacy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis on Monday met
with representatives of productive organisations.
The President of the Central Union of Greek Chambers and ACCI Constantine
Michalos in his statements underlined that unless there is political
stability, it is difficult for the market to get back on track. "We need
a government coalition because we are in a middle of a crisis, the worst
since World War II," he said and announced adding that he has submitted
equivalent measures of 4.6 billion euros.
"The market will not open unless banks open," the president of the Greek
Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship and the Commercial and
Industrial Chamber of Piraeus Vassilis Korkidis said.
On his part, the president of SETE Andreas Andreadis stressed the positive
developments in tourism, noting that we had a new record of 26 million
arrivals with revenues of 15 billion euros.
[02] Budget revenues surpassed targets in August
ANA/MPA---Budget revenues surpassed targets by 1.6 pct in August, the
Finance ministry said on Monday. In an announcement, the ministry said
that budget revenues totaled 4.055 billion euros in August, up from
a budget target of 3.991 billion euros. The ministry attributed this
positive development to a 28.17 pct increase in tax agency revenues in
the month, boosted by payment of the first instalment of income tax
which was delayed for one month because of the imposition of capital
controls on banks.
The ministry said that tax controls jumped to 39,614 in the June-August
period, sharply up from 22,275 in the same period last year and 7,115
in 2013. The Finance ministry said it expected VAT revenues to grow in
September and most notably in October.
[03] Greek islands awarded as favourite tourist destination
The Greek islands took the first place in the competition "Reader's
Travel Awards 2015" conducted by the tourist magazine "Conde Nast
Traveller" in the category Favourite Islands.
According to a ministry announcement, the Greek islands received another
international tourist award. The award ceremony was held at a central
London hotel.
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