The latest measures announced by the Greek government – a “thirteenth month” granted to small pensions and delaying the VAT increase on the islands – “fully comply with our fiscal targets” and are temporary measures that Greece has taken since the budget surplus is higher than expected, said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras following the European summit on Friday 16 December (see other article).
Tsipras said he had not been surprised by the request from German Finance Minister...