The negotiations with creditors of Greece from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank postponed and resumed in the morning on this news agency Bloomberg.
The source agency in the government of Greece announced that the Greek Cypriot side continues to maintain its position in the negotiations. According to him, the negotiators could not reach agreement on several points.
The Wall Street Journal, referring to the documents of the European Commission, trapped in the editorial office, found that the main points on which the parties can not come to agreement are taxation, reform of the pension system and VAT.
According to the edition, the lenders oppose higher taxes for companies, while the Greek government proposes to increase them to 29%. European creditors insist on 28%.
In addition, representatives of the EU, IMF and European Central Bank in favor of the VAT hike. In particular, lenders insist on the abolition of VAT exemptions for the Greek islands. The Greek government is opposed to the measure.
Earlier, the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker announced its readiness to provide a loan to Greece 35 billion euros up to 2020, as well as significant progress in the talks on Tuesday, 23 of June. However, today, 24 June, the talks ended without the parties.
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