Greece Set For Severe Bail-Out Conditions (Internationa Involvement In Tax Collection/Privatisation)

European leaders are negotiating a deal that would lead to unprecedented outside intervention in the Greek economy, including international involvement in tax collection and privatisation of state assets, in exchange for new bail-out loans for Athens.

People involved in the talks said the package would also include incentives for private holders of Greek debt voluntarily to extend Athens’ repayment schedule, as well as another round of austerity measures.

Officials hope that as much as half of the €60bn-€70bn ($86bn-$100bn) in new financing needed by Athens until the end of 2013 could be accounted for without new loans. Under a plan advocated by some, much of that would be covered by the sale of state assets and the change in repayment terms for private debtholders.

Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund would then need to lend an additional €30bn-€35bn on top of the €110bn already promised as part of the bail-out programme agreed last year.

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:sarcasm:

They can get any country -one way or another- IMO

Gods help the Greeks.

the Romans enslaved those they didn't slaughter outright. 3rd Macedonian War.

Has it come to this--are the banksters finally showing their ultimate goal so anybody can see?