Cautious optimism from the ministry of Finance for the negotiations
Ministry’s of finance high ranked executive declared that “the next hours and days we will work on the text (of the agreement plan) along with the pertinent ministers. And when you work on text, is a positive development”. Never the less, the certain executive was skeptical about the time line of the negotiations, although the ministry of Finance aspires a final agreement for the installment approval from the Eurogroup on the 10th of March, whatever the cost may be.
In today’s meeting, both executives from the general account department of state and the troika examined the budgetary void of 2014-2015 and the budgeting of the medium-term frame. According to a governmental agent “the surplus for 2013 is strong and viable”, but we haven’t reach to an agreement for 2014. The Greek side supports that the high records of 2013 will cover the void of 2014, therefore no further budgetary measures is needed for this year.
On the other side, loaner’s representatives seem opposite to the distribution of large part of the primary surplus before the European elections and the European decisions about the public dept of the country. Real thorns to this negotiation which started on September 22 of 2013, remaining the labor arrangements and the availability – redundancy issue in public sector.
According to information, government officials ask from troika not to fragment every measure but to see the “whole picture” which proves the financial positive course.
A new meeting with the loaner’s representatives is scheduled to the ministry of Finance on Sunday afternoon.