Dimitris Mardas
Greece says not backing down on debt relief goal
Greece has not given up on its aim to renegotiate its debt to render it manageable, the country's deputy finance minister said on Monday as talks between Athens and its lenders on reforms to unlock aid continue.
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Pension funds' deposits in Bank of Greece could offer higher yield, Govt says
In response to a question tabled in Parliament by Golden Dawn MP Georgios Galeos over the management of Greece’s state-run pension funds, Alternate Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said funds would be able to manage better their cash reserves by depositing them in the Bank of Greece.
Alexis Tsipras: Absolutely no problem with liquidity
Liquidity and the 2-billion euro “black hole” in the primary surplus were tabled in the meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Yanis Varoufakis in Maximos Mansion.
“There is absolutely no problem with liquidity” stated the PM right after his meeting with the FinMin, Euclid Tsakalotos and Gabriel Sakellarides.
Settlement of overdue debts bill to be postponed
Alternate Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said that the bill on the settlement of overdue debts to the tax office will be delayed several days. The reason given to private MEGA TV was the government's interest in avoiding "flaws" so that the bill can be comprehensive.
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State will keep paying priests' salaries, Greek gov't says
There are no plans for the state to stop paying priests? salaries, the government said on Thursday, adding that the Church of Greece also pays its fair share of taxes.
Gov't plans tax on foreign-based funds
The rate for the total of 120 billion euros estimated to be abroad may range between 10 and 15 percent
By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou
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Govt, opposition tit-for-tat over budget deficit, surplus figures
Responding to criticism by Alternate Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas, the man he succeeded in the post, Christos Staikouras, presented a summary of the fiscal achievements, as he claimed, belonged to the previous government.
Greece suffers 1-billion-euro tax revenue shortfall in January
By Lefteris Papadimas
Greece's tax revenues slumped 23 percent below target in January as citizens held off on paying taxes before a snap election, marking a setback for the new left-wing government as it seeks a deal with European partners to avert a financial crisis.
Budget hole appears to be widening
Election promises and revenue shortfall could take the fiscal gap to as much as 5 billion euros this year
By Sotiris Nikas
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IMF Chief to attend Eurogroup on Greece; maybe ECB President too
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is to meet Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis for the first time face-to-face on Wednesday during the emergency Eurogroup meeting being held to discuss the future of the Greek program. There is a strong possibility that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi may also be present at this meeting.