Intense dialogue on reform proposals Athens – Tribune de Genève

Greece has sent Brussels a first draft of his forthcoming reforms list. This text includes measures to fight against tax evasion and corruption, said the spokesman for the Greek government Gabriel Sakellaridis

These reforms also aim “to make that taxes be distributed so more socially just, “said he added the antenna Skai television. “We talk with our partners to ensure that this list be accepted”.

The list received in Brussels “is not final, so it is too early to assess”, for his side said a European source. Delicate work is underway to finalize.

“tips” are delivered to the Greek authorities that their proposals meet the most demanding countries such as Germany and Spain, to avoid back to square one and the specter of a Greek exit from the euro.

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Athens up midnight to submit its proposals in the hope validate the laborious compromise on extending the financing of the country. He hopes to endorse the less painful measures for the population than those provided in the initial aid program, ongoing since 2010, renewed in 2012, and ends on Saturday.

flexibility is very narrow since Greece is committed not to derail the balance of public finances.

The European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, pleaded Monday for a “realistic program “” it is logical that there are measures in the philosophy of this that wants Syriza “which means influence the austerity policy, but” they must also take into account a balanced budget, “a-t- he said.

Seven billion new recipes

Even if green light in the euro area on the proposals of the government of Alexis Tsipras the country is not out of the rut. The implementation of reforms will be evaluated in April and the euro area should not, by then pay the remaining money in the aid program (7.2 billion euros, 3.6 from the EU).

According to the German tabloid Bild Monday, the reforms envisaged by Athens would allow to cash about 7.3 billion euros of revenue. This amount includes the expected revenue offensive against the smuggling of cigarettes and petrol and taxation of large fortunes. (ats / Newsnet)

(Created: 2/23/2015, 3:21 p.m.)