Not that we had any doubts, but the draft budget for 2025 that was presented to our Parliament yesterday confirmed it. For another year we will put our hands in our pockets, to fill the State’s coffers.
Next year, taxpayers will be required to pay additional taxes of 2.47 billion euros, such as Naftemboriki writes today. This represents an increase of 3.7%, bringing the charge to 68.7 billion euros, compared to 66.24 billion euros this year. The increase is expected to result from the projected growth of the economy, reflected in macroeconomic forecasts, and the reduction in tax evasion combined with the increase in electronic transactions.
But when the “wave” of precision still “sweeps” the market, Greece defends the prices of basic products at European level and energy prices again follow the upward trend due to developments in the Middle East, it is certain that any increase in the economy will not be reflected in family budgets.
AA “gave birth” to 3.6 billion euros in 2024
More than €3.6 billion was raised at the same time via the Athens Stock Exchange during 2024, with this amount expected to increase by at least €900 million by the end of the month, given the “safe” AMCs pending at Attica Bank and Cenergia.
The value in question results from the sum of placements, new introductions, capital increases, as well as negotiable corporate bonds. In fact, with almost three months left until the end of the 12 months, this year’s capital mobilizations already exceed the 2023 total by one billion euros (estimated at 2.6 billion euros).
Feuds… brake (?) decisions in Karelia
By remaining on the stock exchange, the Karelia family is immediately called upon to make some extremely important decisions, as HEXA’s new regulation on minimum equity dispersion (>15%) puts the company’s continued existence listed on the Stock Exchange’s board at risk. .
The main shareholders currently control more than 94.4% of the share capital. This means that either they will move forward with a bold sale of shares, so that the disputed percentage drops below 85%, or they will have to abandon the Avenida Atenas Main Market. And intra-family feuds (there are two blocks of alliances in Messinia’s family) certainly don’t help in making an immediate decision.
The key to… Pavlos Geroulanos
In politics right now, all eyes are on PASOK ahead of the Androulakis-Doukas battle on Sunday. Today Pavlos Geroulanos will meet at 11:30 am with Nikos Androulakis in Parliament, while an hour and a half later he will also see Haris Doukas in Parliament.
On Sunday night he did not want to express support for either of them, but during the week it is possible that he will open his letters. The only thing that is certain is that the impressive percentages he obtained in Attica – a region where PASOK “hurts” – give him a strengthened voice within the party.
Change conversation
In ND, at the same time, they want the debate to move away from the rebels, former prime ministers and internal party grievances and gradually move to the debate on the Constitutional Review, but also on issues such as the introduction of postal voting in national legislations. elections (according to European election standards).
In a series of votes to implement fundamental reforms, however, a “blue” majority is not enough, it is necessary to guarantee broader consent. The climate in some blues for changes in electoral law has opened up.