Ministry of Finance for Troika: We aim to find a solution than split

"We aim to find a solution than split", said a leading agent of the Ministry of Finance, immediately after the two-hour meeting with his economic team of troika, reiterating that "the aim is to close on Sunday. We will be working around the clock. "Because", as stated, "the time is pressing both parts. We may both lose, if we do not come to an agreement. "

Newsbomb

ENGLISH NEWS
1'

According to this officer, the heads of the troika came to Athens with the revised version of the agreement and all matters rose at the outset to the negotiating table. Debates, however, focus on structural issues (e.g. toolbox OECD) and not the financial part, as the troika reportedly accepts that there is no budget gap for 2014.

When asked, the same agent said that the issue of banks was discussed only in relation to the bill to recapitalize (to be submitted to Parliament next week), as the issue of stress tests is "no longer an issue blocking the evaluation". Especially on the issue of Eurobank, he was referred to the Financial Stability Fund, "which is the main shareholder and has regulations". For the government, remain the "red lines" in the troika demands for layoffs in the public sector in 2015 and changes to the system of collective redundancies. About the upcoming mini - tax, he left open the possibility of unilateral legislation from the government.

For the distribution of the social dividend from the government primary surplus, the leading agent of the Ministry of Finance stated that this will be distributed after finalizing the figures from Eurostat (23 April), and before the elections. It is noted that early tomorrow morning at the Finance Ministry, will take place successive meetings of the heads of the troika with the ministers involved in the negotiation.