I wrote a couple of weeks ago regarding the pledge of the new govenrment in Greece not to fire anymore...
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This article outlines how the UK can eliminate the value reduction tax called VAT. VAT can be cut completely with...
So the news reports that Rajoy is following the same program of "austerity" as Greece. The effect that so-called "austerity"...
This article is on James Petras's blog. There are some many contradictions in this one article I seriously doubt if...
Even I cannot believe it. This is the Editorial in Athens news today. (more…)
Athens News published a supposedly confidential IIF report on the cost of a Greek default. Here is my analysis. There...
Like all governments, Greece spends more every year than it takes in in taxes. Also like all governments, Greece is...
About the authorTakis Pappas is an associate professor of comparative politics at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece (on leave)...
First of all let me summarise some of the key points as given by the Greek media and Greek politicians...
Forget about the bail outs, forget about Greece's next tranche of bail out cash from the Troika. Even if the...
The Guardian covered a story today regarding public sector workers having to work longer and pay more tax. (more…)