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Alogoskoufis presents new taxation bill Businesses and individuals to benefit In a bid to revitalize the Greek economy and simplify the tax system, Finance and Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis yesterday announced a raft of fiscal changes, including annual cuts worth 150 million euros, aimed at giving individuals and businesses a foot up.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Turkey ‘will not recognize Cyprus’

As Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis clashed with the opposition in Parliament over Greek policy toward Ankara, his Turkish counterpart indicated that he had no intention of recognizing the Republic of Cyprus ahead of Turkey's bid to join the European Union.

Theban dig yields rich finds

Archaeologists in Thebes have uncovered important building remains and artifacts from the ancient city...

Gang stole cranes to lift ATMs

Thessaloniki police yesterday announced the arrest of a Gypsy gang that allegedly used stolen heavy machinery to lift a total of 16 cash machines from various parts of Greece.

State of road safety attacked

Road safety campaigners yesterday slammed the inadequacy of government measures...

Medicine trials to be closely scrutinized

Clinical trials of medicines in Greece will soon be conducted and evaluated under a controlled regime rather than on an ad hoc basis...

IN BRIEF

Attica prepares for piles of refuse as street cleaners begin 48-hour strike : Garbage is set to pile up across the streets of Athens over the next few...

Minister wants damage assessed; prosecutor launches probe : Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis yesterday appealed to the Technical Chamber...

Ministry workers block access : Culture Ministry contract workers yesterday staged a protest rally outside the Acropolis...

Cypriot deadlock : A committee of permanent representatives of European Union member states in Brussels yesterday failed...

Dangerous fodder : Thousands of tons of agricultural produce and animal fodder deemed a risk...

Albanian jails : Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras is to discuss plans to transfer some 2,000 Albanian convicts...

Officer suspended : A senior navy officer has been suspended for six months...

Karnezis short-listed : Greek-born, British-based author Panos Karnezis...


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EDITORIAL

Transparency now Many aspects of the new taxation bill to be tabled this week are good grounds for comment. Direct tax breaks, for example, for lower-income groups or a greater recognition of expenses that would somewhat relieve the tax burden on middle-income groups are feasible measures...

COMMENTARY

Important December date The next European Union summit is not far off. On December 17, the EU partners will decide, some joyfully, others regretfully, the date for the start of accession talks between Ankara and Brussels. In view of this fact, it is expected that Greece will vote in favor, since its political leaders have in the past few years taken the view that a «European» Turkey would be a tamer neighbor, an interlocutor for Greece.

OPINION

Hold back the rain We do not know what conclusions will emerge from a prosecutor's investigation that seeks to attribute blame for the unprecedented damage caused by Monday night's rainwater floods in Piraeus - the ones that caused the car pileups. And we can feel little optimism for a prosecutor's chances of pinning down the culpable parties from a mass of «competent» officials.

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