Sunday, May 31, 2015

The ten reforms that Greece discussed with your creditors – El Universal (Venezuela)

ATHENS Since the arrival of Alexis Tsipras Greek government four months ago, many reforms fail to implement, as the new policy tax.

The complex scenario faced by Greece in its negotiations with international creditors the need for reform adds. Some are campaign promises Tsipras government, others are demands from lenders, reported the website of the German newspaper Deutsche Welle

These are some of the reforms he wants. – and that you will-not push the government in Athens:

1. More than 2,000 million euros estimated that the Greek government will raise through a tax on large estates, as well as through a tax on luxury.

2. The tax law is being tightened. All above 70 euro bills must be paid by credit card. audits and fiscal controls will also be intensified and the existing tax exemptions will be eliminated. In addition, it will strengthen the tax authorities following the American model -Internal Revenue Service, IRS-which acts independently.

3. The other side of the coin: the government is doing a favor for those who owe taxes and allows them to pay their debts in a hundred times, the same goes for debts to social cases. The black evaders who have transferred money abroad will have a last chance to save, on payment of a general tax.

4. Reform of tax and VAT demanded by Greece’s creditors will be accepted in principle, but the details are controversial. Athens wants to implement three different, including the lowest tax levels, 6.5 percent for food, medicine and books. Creditors prefer the existence of two tax rates. Payments by credit card will be exempted from VAT.

5. For the government the most important reform is to solve the humanitarian crisis in the country. For this, the Parliament passed a law a few days after the arrival of Tsipras to the government, which includes the distribution of cards to buy food , and immediate measures to assist the most needy. However, the minimum wage increase was postponed until 2016.

6. Privatizations were initially rejected, but now will be analyzed individually. Priority will be selling the port of Piraeus, as well as the acquisition of 14 regional airports across the Frankfurt operator Fraport. The Energy Minister Panayotis Lafazanis, vehemently rejects the privatization of energy giant DEH.

7. The fight against corruption has been declared as a national priority. The government aims to raise 2,300 million euros through combat the illegal trade in cigarettes and gasoline.

8. Reform priority is the issue of new media laws. Existing, according to the government Tsipras, they have favored an intertwining between political and media powers. The reform envisages a regulation of television frequencies and taxation of advertising.

9. Unlike the predecessor government, Tsipras rejected a pension reform that reduces or freeze. also want to relax deficit limits of social cases.

10. Tsipras’s government rejected a labor market reform that allows or promotes flexible working conditions.

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