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Greece to Give Energy Savers Bigger Power Bill Subsidies: PMConsumers who cut down their electricity consumpion over the winter months will be rewarded with bigger power bill subsidies, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
Stunning Statue of Hercules Uncovered in Philippi, Northern GreeceAn impressive statue depicting Hercules from the Roman times was discovered at the ancient site of Philippi in northern Greece.Alongside the statue, a richly decorated structure, potentially a fountain, was also found.
GNTO Invites Athletes to Sports Tourism Events Across Greece this FallThe Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently announced that it would be supporting and promoting sports events taking place in Greece in efforts to introduce travelers to alternative tourism options.Five main events on Santorini, Corfu, Nafpaktos, Sifnos and Mykonos will be held in the coming weeks aiming to attract athletes, amateur sportspeople and travelers from Greece and the world.
Record triple lock boost to drag half a million pensioners into tax trap Almost one million pensioners will be forced into paying income tax in the next two years as a result of the Government’s stealth tax freezes.Around 900,000 people are expected to be dragged over the personal allowance – the amount everyone can earn without paying income tax – as the state pension is on track to rise by a record 10pc, former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has warned.
QuoteRecord triple lock boost to drag half a million pensioners into tax trap Almost one million pensioners will be forced into paying income tax in the next two years as a result of the Government’s stealth tax freezes.Around 900,000 people are expected to be dragged over the personal allowance – the amount everyone can earn without paying income tax – as the state pension is on track to rise by a record 10pc, former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has warned.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/pensions-retirement/news/record-triple-lock-boost-drag-half-million-pensioners-tax-trap/
But they/we/I will still have more money than before.
Thessaloniki wife killer sentenced to lifeA Mixed Jury Court on Wednesday unanimously convicted a 50-year-old man from Thessaloniki to life imprisonment and three years for stabbing his wife to death in their home in November 2021.
Whale stranding: 230 whales stranded on Tasmanian beachMore than 200 whales have been found stranded on a remote beach on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.Half of the pod, thought to be pilot whales, are believed to be still alive. Rescuers are being sent to the area.It's unclear what caused the whales to beach on a sandflat at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour, the same remote location where Australia's worst stranding occurred two years ago.It comes a day after a separate mass stranding in northern Tasmania.