Greek government says battle against austerity continues

Syriza’s campaign pledges would be costly. If they indeed are all to be implemented, Varoufakis’ government would have to find significant offsetting measures.

“This package is not so much geared towards dealing with questions of fiscal policy. But I can assure you that as part of this deliberation process our partners have agreed that the fiscal targets for this year, which would be equivalent to even harsher austerity than what we had in the last five years, these have been waived.”

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