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Poverty Threat Among Greeks Drops Significantly But Remains High

The percentage of Greeks who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by three percentage points in 2018 compared to 2017. 31.8 percent of the Greek population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018, compared...

Four Out of 10 Greeks Are Poor and Face Social Exclusion

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released the results of the 2015 Survey on Income and Living Conditions of Household for the income period of the year 2014. The survey is the main source of comparable statistics on income distribution...

Most Young Greeks Earn Less Than 500 Euros Per Month

Employment search engine Kariera.gr published data concerning wages in Greece. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Human Resources Workshop of the Marketing and Communication Department of the Economic University of Athens from April to May 2016 found that...

More than 85% of Greek Farmers Reported 5,000 Euros of Income in 2014

Nine out of 10 farmers declared an annual income of up to 5,000 euros in 2014, while only 5% of taxpayers with farm income declared an annual income of more than 12,000, the Finance ministry said in report. The...

New Study Shows Decline of Greek Middle Class

An annual global study conducted by Credit Suisse revealed the effect of yet another tumultuous economic year on Greek households. Data from mid 2014 until mid 2015 showed that the average Greek's wealth fell from 98,097 dollars to 81,432 dollars in mid 2015, which translates...

More than 5 Million Greeks Reported Earnings of Less Than 12,000 Euros in 2014

 Figures complied by Kathimerini newspaper, shed light on the reported reduction of Greek citizen's annual incomes in the fourth year of Greece's bailout era, compared to the pre-bailout era. ‘From the approximately 5.9 joint tax reports submitted until the end of...

Greek Households Lose 14 Bln Euros of Disposable Income in 2013

Greek households lost some 14 million euros from their available income last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed today. Apart from their income reductions, Greek households were also hit by a 10.7% reduction in workers’ pay and another...

Greek Households Lost 12.6 Bln Euros Since 2009

Greek households have recorded losses of another 1.4 billion euros from their disposable income during the year's second quarter, mainly due to raised taxes. Compared with the first quarter of 2014, income and wealth taxes increased by 984 million...

Survey: High Unemployment and Rising Deficits of Social Security Funds

The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) revealed data showing a huge decline in income for most Greek wage earners during the crisis. The data shows that approximately a million jobs have already been lost, while it warns for a new...

The Salary of Greek MP's

The total compensation for Parliament Members, as determined for the year 2013, was released today by the Greek Parliament. It depends on the category in which they belong, which is determined by the region in which they are elected. According...