In Greece, the IMF, together with its European partners, required the government not just to cut expenditures, but to undertake far-reaching tax, pension, judicial, and labor-market reforms. And, although the most urgently needed measures will not have an immediate effect on Greece’s finances, the IMF has little choice but to emphasize the short-term spending cuts that boost the chances of being repaid – even when that makes longer-term reforms more difficult to enact.
在希腊，IMF和它的欧洲合作伙伴要求希腊政府不但要削减支出，还要采取深刻的税收、退休金、司法和劳动力市场改革。此外，尽管最紧要的措施不会对希腊财政造成即刻的影响，但IMF别无选择，只能强调增加获得偿付概率的短期削减支出——哪怕这会导致更长期的改革更难实施。