NICOSIA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' parliament on Monday postponed a session to debate legislation imposing a one-off levy on bank deposits announced over the weekend until Tuesday evening.
Parliament speaker Yiannakis Omirou said after a briefing of deputies in a closed door session by President Nicos Anastasiades that more time was needed to review and amend bill containing several proposal submitted by parties.
Eurozone finance ministers had imposed a 6.75 percent tax on bank deposits under 100,000 euros and a tax of 9.9 percent on deposits exceeding that amount as one of the conditions for the bailout agreement amounting to 10 billion euros (about 12.96 billion U.S. dollars).
The government was reported to be considering alleviating the burden on deposits below 25,000 euros by setting a zero levy.
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