Brussels is not expected to respond favorably to the Greek government’s intention to present a smaller surplus in next year’s budget.

More specifically, sources in Brussels stated in Friday that “there will be no deviation from the 2015 fiscal targets”. Regarding 2015, the European Commission expects a fiscal gap of 2 billion euros and, therefore, the fiscal impact of the tax reliefs announced by the government will have to be analyzed and evaluated.

According to media reports, the three issues that mainly concern the European Commission are the following:

1. The timely implementation”of the “big package” of reforms

2. The fiscal gap in 2015

3. The post-memorandum era for the Greek economy.

In regard to the solidarity contribution, sources in Brussels said that its implementation for another year will be examined, adding that the goal set by Brussels on the special tax on energy consumption, is to combat tax evasion and fraud.