ATHENS: Greece on Monday said it expects to post 2.7-percent growth in 2017 after years of nearly consecutive recession in a budget that also predicts an above-target primary surplus.

The budget, to be voted on by parliament on December 10, includes extra taxation on cars, cellphones, pay TV, fuel, tobacco, coffee and beer.

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