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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-10-04Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Civil servants' union announces strike for Oct. 7(ANA-MPA) --The civil servants' union, ADEDY, on Monday called on public sector employees to participate in the 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, Oct. 7.During a press conference, ADEDY president Spyros Papaspyrou told reporters that the public sector trade union leaders will not enter into a dialogue over a new and unified salary unless salary cuts already implemented in the wider public sector are reversed, while also demanding negotiations for collective work contracts. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] VAT changes announced(ANA-MPA) -- The government's economic team on Monday announced a plan to reduce VAT from 11 percent to 6 percent for a range of goods that was not specified. The announcement was made during Monday's meeting of the cabinet.At the same time, VAT on several goods will be increased from 11 percent to 13 percent and 23 percent. The final decision concerning VAT rates will be made in November, after talks with EU-IMF experts. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |