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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-17
CONTENTS
[01] Teleconference with institutions closes out-of-court settlement,
new privatization fund and privatizations
[01] Teleconference with institutions closes out-of-court settlement,
new privatization fund and privatizations
The six-hour teleconference between the government and the institutions
concluded on Friday evening leaving open the labour, social security and
energy issues, a government official with knowledge of the negotiations
said after the marathon talks.
The issues that did conclude are the new privatization fund, the
privatizations and the out-of-court settlement.
"Essentially three issues remain open which require political discussion,"
the government official said. "We were fully aware that we wouldn't
close the social insurance and labour issues at this level."
Concerning energy, the representatives of the institutions insist on the
sale of power utility PPC's units as part of the opening of the market,
but the government official said this issue is difficult following
the decision of the European Court and the and the involvement of the
European Directorate for Competition, which "we must study and to manage."
Asked about the package of measures and offsetting measures the government
is proposing, the official insinuated there might be a reduction of the
unified property tax ENFIA, noting however that the percentage has not
been agreed on. "There's a small issue that remains on what percentage
ENFIA will be in the package," he said.
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