public transport stops in Athens and demonstrations in front of Parliament. So Greece is preparing to adopt new austerity measures to get the go-ahead for a new tranche of aid by at least 5.4 billion. The climate, however, is not to incandescent last summer when, on the brink of the abyss, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned putting the internal opposition ropes and negotiators, leading the country to elections.
A few days ago, Commissioner Economy Pierre Morscovici said that “with a little ‘will and a little’ working agreement ‘to unlock aid” is at hand “and a green light seems to come as early Eurogroup Tuesday to Brussels. Another effort, then Greece could return to growth as early as the second half of 2016. “We think of a + 2.7% in 2017,” Moscovici said, “but on the condition that reforms are made.” As we go to press, the Parliament has not yet delivered, but despite a narrow majority Tsipras should get the green light to the bill by 7 thousand pages, among other things, will field a of accounts correction mechanism in case the Greece deviates from the objective of bringing its primary surplus (excluding interest on the debt) to 3.5% of GDP in 2018. significant commitment that has had its effect on Brussels apparently just willing to accept the recommendation of the IMF of an easing of pressure on the creditors Greek debt. Other measures, requested by creditors, predict an increase in VAT from 23 to 24% on various products, including coffee electric cigarettes, pay TV, luxury goods; the introduction of a tax; the abolition of tax relief to the Greek islands, the creation of an independent authority to combat counterfeiting and evasion. The increase in excise taxes on fuel. Born then – as demanded by Berlin – a fund, called the Society of Public Investments, for privatizations.
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