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brooklynite

(94,670 posts)
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:34 PM Jul 2015

Greece made a deal, but will it get the money?

CNN:

First there are some key political decisions to be made across Europe.

Greece has to swiftly pass a series of new laws. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has until Wednesday to convince Parliament to pass the first few, including pension cuts and higher taxes.

Assuming that happens, Greek lawmakers have another week, until July 22, to enact another batch of economic changes. These include adopting European Union rules on how to manage banks in crisis, and do a major overhaul to make Greece's civil courts faster and more efficient.

Meanwhile, the deal must be endorsed by national parliaments in several other eurozone countries, including Germany, Finland and Portugal.


Imagine if they'd taken the deal on the table three weeks ago...
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Greece made a deal, but will it get the money? (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2015 OP
What they need is an overhaul of their tax laws Warpy Jul 2015 #1

Warpy

(111,316 posts)
1. What they need is an overhaul of their tax laws
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:38 PM
Jul 2015

It's been estimated the government collects only 40% of what is owed.

Their laws need some teeth in them, bite the plutocrat scofflaws on their arses.

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