IMF stands by its position of expanded tax base, more pension reforms for Greece

23:27 21/12/2016 - Πηγή: Ναυτεμπορική

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is apparently standing by its positions regarding the Greek adjustment program and, in fact, deflecting most of the criticism it attracted -- most notably by EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici -- after a very public presentation of those positions earlier this month. The IMF again refers to a pressing need to expand the tax base in Greece, where the tax-free ceiling for wage-earners, as it has previously noted, is very high by European standards, roughly 8,500 euros in income annuall