September 21, 2011
"Reduce the Size of the state" Troika primary demand
Economy contraction expected to be 5.5% for year
From Bloomberg article by Paul Tugwell:
"The troika deemed additional measures announced by Greece on Sept.11, including a new special property tax and a cut in salary for all elected officials, as “inadequate” leading the government to seek further permanent measures, according to the note.
Without additional cuts, Greece’s budget deficit in 2011 would be as much as 9 percent of gross domestic product compared with the 7.5 percent target.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who’s negotiating a second financing package with the EU and IMF, has said the contraction of Greece’s economy will be 5.5 percent this year. He has pledged that the government will accelerate further austerity measures to ensure continued support after EU officials said payment of a sixth tranche of bailout loans will be withheld unless Greece meets its deficit targets."
Read entire Bloomberg article here
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