Greece proposed to immediately implement a set of measures starting from the beginning of the next week, such as tax reform related measures and pension related measures. It also promised action to further strengthen and modernize the country’s economy.
“The Greek government will on Thursday 9 July at the latest set out in detail its proposals for a comprehensive and specific reform agenda for assessment by the three institutions to be presented to the Eurogroup,” the document added.
The requested 3-year bailout package from the IMF is estimated to be over €51 billion, however there is no exact amount.
On June 30 Greece asked for a 2-year bailout program hours before the deadline to repay €1.6 billion to the IMF expired. That request also included a debt restructuring plan, which the Eurogroup rejected that day.
The European leaders have started openly talking about the possible Greek exit from the single currency. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday Greece’s creditors had prepared a ‘detailed Grexit scenario’.
Speaking about this week’s deadline for Greece to present a new reform plan, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that a deal failure would “hurt everyone.” He said Greece would go bankrupt if no deal is reached in the coming four days, adding that all parties would suffer then.
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