The Greek government has overcome two hurdles to qualify for the troika 's reform package . But in the spirit of a Greek tragedy , much political blood has been spilt along the way . The budget for 2013 is for painful reasons , including a contraction of 10 % next year . The implicit agreement on the table : Greece delivers another $ 17 billion in cuts over two years from labor reforms and tops that off with a new 2013 budget . But one thing is abundantly clear for Greece : The cash lifeline has to be delivered .
The Greek government has overcome two hurdles to qualify for the troika 's reform package . But in the spirit of a Greek tragedy , much political blood has been spilt along the way . The budget for 2013 is for painful reasons , including a contraction of 10 % next year . But one thing is abundantly clear for Greece : The cash lifeline has to be delivered .