[h=3]By MATINA STEVIS[/h]NICOSIA—Cyprus is preparing a new proposal for its prospective international lenders Monday, that will spread the pain of an extraordinary deposit tax more evenly, two European officials with knowledge of the situation said Monday.
European Pressphoto AgencyA woman found this Bank of Cyprus ATM was out of order Sunday.
The new proposal will aim to raise €5.8 billion ($7.6 billion), the amount already set as a requirement for Cyprus's €10 billion bailout from the euro zone and the troika of lenders made up of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The new proposal will see smaller depositors, those with up to €100,000, taxed at 3%; savers with €100,000 to €500,000 taxed at 10%; and those with over €500,000 taxed at 15%, one official said.
Euro-zone finance ministers are likely to hold a teleconference to examine the new Cypriot proposal, the second official said.
"As long as the sum remains €5.8 billion, I think it will be backed by everyone, but of course the ministers and the troika will need to hear exact figures and proof that this will work," he said.
The original deal was for Cyprus to tax every depositor under €100,000 at 6.75% and those over that amount at 9.9%.
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European Pressphoto AgencyA woman found this Bank of Cyprus ATM was out of order Sunday.
The new proposal will aim to raise €5.8 billion ($7.6 billion), the amount already set as a requirement for Cyprus's €10 billion bailout from the euro zone and the troika of lenders made up of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The new proposal will see smaller depositors, those with up to €100,000, taxed at 3%; savers with €100,000 to €500,000 taxed at 10%; and those with over €500,000 taxed at 15%, one official said.
Euro-zone finance ministers are likely to hold a teleconference to examine the new Cypriot proposal, the second official said.
"As long as the sum remains €5.8 billion, I think it will be backed by everyone, but of course the ministers and the troika will need to hear exact figures and proof that this will work," he said.
The original deal was for Cyprus to tax every depositor under €100,000 at 6.75% and those over that amount at 9.9%.
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