Greek austerity packages

Minister Hardalias said all standing measures still applied

The civil servants' union ADEDY has heralded strike action as soon as a bill with the government's pension reform is tabled in Parliament.
ADEDY's executive committee indicated on Thursday that it would proceed with a 24-hour strike on the day the bill goes to the House, in line with a decision taken during its session last week.

The government will try to bridge the gap between its own estimates regarding the 2020 budget and those of the country's creditors before it tables its first draft on October 7.

Sales of used vehicles have helped overall sales in the market, as those of new vehicles continue to decline.
As with nearly every market sector, vehicle sales suffered greatly during Greece's protracted financial crisis.

Almost a million taxpayers have ended up on the losing side following the cancellation of the so-called countermeasures that were seen accompanying the now-scrapped reduction of the tax-free threshold, which according to a European Commission representative is problematic.

Just two days after it was announced, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' economic stimulus package - including tax cuts, a reneging on the lowering of the tax-free threshold as of 2020, and a bonus for pensioners - has triggered  concerns in the IMF about a fiscal derailment.

In a surprise move, main opposition New Democracy leader has announced that when Parliament re-opens after the Easter break he will table a bill to block the lowering of the tax-free threshold, which the government passed into law in June, 2017, and which is due to take effect on 1 January, 2020.

Greece has not made enough progress in reforms agreed last year to get a 750 million euro ($854.4 million) bonus from the eurozone, but could still complete the changes before the bloc's finance ministers discuss the issue on March 11, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

Representatives of Greeces bailout creditors are in Athens to review progress on measures demanded in return for relief on the country's massive national debt.

Greek lawmakers have agreed to fast-track draft legislation to cancel a major round of pension cuts scheduled to take effect on January 1, after bailout lenders agreed they were no longer needed for the country to balance its budget.