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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-03-13
CONTENTS
[01] Arrears settlement to bring about 1.5 bln euro revenues, Stratoulis
says
[02] Greece pays 2nd part of IMF loan due in March
[01] Arrears settlement to bring about 1.5 bln euro revenues, Stratoulis
says
The settlement of arrears to the State in 100 installments will bring
revenues of 1.5 billion euros to the state coffers this year, Alternate
Social Insurance Minister Dimitris Stratoulis on Friday said in an
interview with ANA-MPA.
"It is the most improved settlement ever implemented in the country
regarding the arrears of the small and medium sized enterprises and
self-employed. This settlement aims at boosting the finances of the
social security funds," Stratoulis said.
According to the Finance ministry's estimates, the settlement will
bring revenues of 1.46 -1.5 billion euros this year. A second target is
that this settlement will give a breather to the small, very small and
medium sized companies and the self-employed. This way we will change
the recession climate and help the economy restart.
Asked on a German newspaper's report that the Greek government is
looting the coffers of the social security funds, Stratoulis underlined:
"Our government has not touched the social security reserves and it has
pledged to start gradually restoring their looting."
The full interview is available for subscribers at ANA-MPA website.
[02] Greece pays 2nd part of IMF loan due in March
Greece on Friday paid 348 million euros for the repayment of the second
part of the loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that falls due
this March, following a decision by the Public Debt Management Agency
(PDMA).
Last week, the country repaid the first 310 million euro installment
of the IMF loan, while the next two installments are due on March 16
(580 million euros) and March 20 (350 million euros).
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