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[01] Samaras to confer with Troika on Tuesday afternoon

[02] HRADF launches sale&lease back of 28 public buildings

[01] Samaras to confer with Troika on Tuesday afternoon

The meeting was preceded by tough negotiations between the Troika heads and technical teams with several key ministers and high-ranking officials on the ministries.

Samaras has made it clear that no additional austerity measures will be taken, and underlined the need for a gradual reduction of corporate tax in a bid to boost entrepreneurship, with a view to a single tax rate (flat rate) of 15 percent on businesses.amna

The outstanding issues with the Troika were the focus of discussions on Monday afternoon at a broad inter-ministerial meeting at the Finance Ministry comprising Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, alternate finance minister Christos Staikouras, Interior Minister Evripides Stylianidis and Labor Minister Yannis Vroutsis as well as the ministries' senior staff, who were joined by the Troika.amna

Samaras is tentatively scheduled to confer with Stournaras on Tuesday morning, ahead of the premier's meeting with the troika.

According to sources, agreement has been reached on the issue of arranging payment of debts to the social security funds as well as private debts to banks in installments, and on the civil servants' mobility in the public sector, while deliberations were continuing on an arrangement for payment of debts to the state and the reform of the tax-collection mechanism.

[02] HRADF launches sale&lease back of 28 public buildings

The transaction covering the 28 real estate property assets will be made in two portfolios of similar size. The investors which will be chosen will buy the buildings and sign long-term leasing contracts with the Greek state, with the Greek state having the option of buying the buildings at the end of the contract.

Under the first phase of the process, interested parties will have to submit their interest in writing by April 19 and prove they fulfill the criteria set in the invitation. The state phase of the process will include submission of binding offers.

Stelios Stavridis, chairman and chief executive of Athens Water, will replace Takis Athanasopoulos as president of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund. His appointment needs ratification by Parliament. amna

The Finance ministry, in a statement also said that Antonis Vartholomeos, a member of Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund' board was proposed to replace Stelios Stavridis as chairman and chief executive of Athens Water. His place in HRADF board will be covered by George Koutsoudakis, a member of an experts' council of the fund.

The properties in the sale and lease back programme are:

General government agencies, Piraeus

Secretariat General of Information Systems, Moschato

Thessaloniki Police Headquarters, Thessaloniki

Hellenic Police Forensic Science Division, Athens

Hellenic Statistical Authority, Piraeus

Secretariat General of Mass Media, Kallithea

Ministry of Adm. Reform & E-Governance, Athens

Ministry of Culture, Athens

General government agencies, Thessaloniki

Alexandroupoli Tax Office, Alexandroupoli

Agioi Anargyroi Tax Office, Agioi Anargroi

Pallini Tax Office, Pallini

Glyfada Tax Office, Glyfada

Kifissia Tax Office, Kifissia

Athens Police Headquarters, Athens

Ministry of Education, Maroussi

General government agencies, Maroussi

Immigration Attica, Athens

Ministry of Justice, Athens

Gen. Chemical State Laboratory, Athens

Xanthi Tax Office and Chemistry, Xanthi

Athens A Tax Office, Athens

Athens IZ Tax Office, Athens

Korinthos B Tax Office, Korinthos

Halkida B Tax Office, Halkida

Serres Police Headquarters, Serres

Athens Tax Office, Athens

Holargos Tax Office, Holargos

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