The country's debt-stricken economy is being kept afloat by billions of euros in international loans and its future in the euro currency bloc is in doubt.
Public investment costs could be financed mainly by public tolls, gradually rising carbon taxes and by repayments of international loans to finance the export of infrastructure.
Such is the extent of the economic contraction that total government revenue from all sources will not even cover the interest rate payments on international loans.
Hence, further justifying need for huge international loans at higher interests -- because of higher country risk caused by desperate populace and weaker economy.
It entered and successfully exited a three-year international loan programme during 2010-13, which helped bring in fiscal discipline and spending targets.