Poverty-fighting measures won’t burden budget
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Food stamps for the needy and the possible establishment of a minimum guaranteed income program across the country are just some of the measures the government hopes to utilize in combating what it calls a “humanitarian crisis.”
Several measures to boost income for people at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder were included in a list sent by the government to its eurozone partners and creditors – now called the “institutions” — on Monday.
The list of reforms and commitments was a prerequisite for gaining a four-month loan agreement extension.
Weary of scrutiny by institutional creditors of possible spendthrift policies, the government has promised “targeted actions without financial backing”, with the food stamps given as one example.
Even the guaranteed minimum income measure is described as being in a “pilot phase” and under evaluation before being expanded.
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