The heads of the Institutions will return to Athens next week for the completion of the 2nd assessment.
The critical issues of labor, fiscal adjustment and energy remain while the government insists that any new measures, including the extension of the surplus target will be rejected. Deputy Finance Minister Yorgos Houliarakis stated that Greece will achieve its fiscal targets in 2018 while Deputy PM Yannis Dragassakis reiterated that the aim is to complete the 2nd assessment as soon as possible with full respect to the European acquis.
There are other reforms requested by the IMF, especially in the pension and taxation system, which amount to 5 billion euros for the period between 2018 – 2020.
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