The «black list» of measures

After the briefing they had from the government on Wednesday evening, members of financial staffs from PASOK and the Democratic Left were in continuous consultations on Thursday. 

In PASOK Protopapas, Koutroumanis and Sachinidis met with party president Venizelos on Thursday morning, but also held a meeting amongst themselves. In the Democratic Left, Chatzisokratis discussed the proposals with president Kouvelis and later convened the central secretariat of the party. During these meetings they discussed the proposed measures of the economic team that include: 

- elimination of the 13th and 14th pensions for all pensioners without exception

- elimination of the 13th and 14th salaries for civil servants

- decrease of pensions

- elimination of seasonal unemployment benefits

- reduction of benefits for people with disabilities

- implementation of age-related criteria in EKAS

- elimination of automatic wage increases in the security forces

- reduction of tax exemptions

 

Officials also discussed the increase of the pensionable age by one or two years, which is a “red line” for many MPs of the three governmental parties. 

PASOK and the Democratic Left also seem to require equivalent measures to total cuts in the bonuses of pensioners. Their members say "no" to cuts in OGA pensions. A former PASOK government member wondered who will vote for a reduction in disability benefits. 

On the ND side, disagreements lie in different issues. According to information, they rejected the Democratic Left’s proposal for the State not to pay the total of clergy salaries, but left an open window for the possibility of cuts in the salaries of bishops.