There is no doubt that the bill will be voted by the entire group of government MP's. The legislature concerns the “prior actions” which will unlock the first tranche of the new bailout deal that was agreed between Greece and its creditors on July 12.

The bill includes particularly painful tax measures, as well as legislation towards the obligation of the country to privatize major assets, and changes the to the public welfare system. Besides the fact that the bill will pass the ministers responsible for the legislation were subjected to relentless criticism by MP's who belong to the same party. This is worth noticing as it is a sign of the pressure that these very MP's are feeling from the people they represent.

The actual accusations also offer an interesting insight: the government is accused that its ministers are over-zealous, that their actions are incoherent, that they have overlooked important aspects, and that they have imposed measures which were not agreed with the country's creditors! The proposed new taxation to real estate, the cut on pensions, as well as the reorganization of a previous measure, which allowed those who owed taxes to pay in 100 installments, were the actions which were most questioned.