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Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 09:11 AM Jun 2015

Greece: IMF insists poor must pay. [View all]

"...According to the WSJ, Greece’s creditors won’t accept some of the tax rises on businesses, which they want toned down.

But they also want more money clawed from consumers through VAT hikes.

And Greece’s plan to raise pension contributions while protecting payments to existing pensioners is also being challenged. Creditors want more frontline cuts..."

/...http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/jun/24/greek-crisis-eurogroup-meeting-tsipras-backlash-live#block-558a66a6e4b024f829c5d09d

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"Austerity" not negotiable. Ghost Dog Jun 2015 #1
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