Multi-bill passes just barely

In the article on milk 152 MPs voted ' yes', and 138 against, while one MP voted present. The article on banks was voted in by 151 deputies, and 136 voted against. The third article of the bill - cleaner tax was passed by acclamation .
The government's lost votes were as follows : In ND, Mr Kaklamanis voted present on the article on milk and was immediately stricken off after the vote, in a hand written note by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras tendered to officers of the House.
PASOK deputyApostolos Kaklamanis voted present on the article on banks, while former prime minister George Papandreou voted no on the article on the banks, as expected.
Last minute changes to the critical issue of regulating milk had been announced earlier by Development Minister Costis Chatzidakis .
Changes in milk regulations are in the direction demanded by MEPs reacting until today, while government officials estimate that there will be no problem with milk.
Apart from the milk regulations, Mr Chatzidakis announced a series of legal drafti improvements , such as the ceiling of the price of books, Sunday holidays, listings of detergent and removing the restriction of companies increasing the selling price in the event of promotions .
It stuill remains unknown whether the side of lenders has given the final ok on the changes, although competent government sources say that the Troika knew very well how critical the stakes of today's vote were and in no case would it jeopardize what has been achieved so far .