Update: Friday Apr 12, 2013

> GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TALKS WITH TROIKA

Government officials continue talks with the troika as Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras arrived in Dublin, where he is to participate at an informal Eurozone meeting today…

> REAL ESTATE LEVY

Deputy Minister of Finances G. Mavraganis announced in Parliament yesterday that there will soon be developments and announcements regarding the tariff reductions of the controversial emergency real estate levy, tovima.gr writes…

> TAX AUDITS

After pressure by the troika, a ministerial decision to introduce US-style tax audits has been drafted, after being prepared for over one year, protothema.gr informs…

> WAR REPARATIONS

Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos stated the following in response to a question on statements made by German Finance Minister W. Schäuble

> OPINION POLL

According to Public Issue April Barometer, 50% of citizens say the state of the economy and unemployment are the most important problems in the country, followed by the operation of government and political – party system 18%, state revenues 16%, and health – insurance – social state 14%…