Veliki rezovi u potrošnji vlade, reforme u oblasti socijalne sigurnosti i smanjenje obima iznutra šupljeg šireg javnog sektora su glavne stavke tog memoranduma, uz otvaranje takozvanih "zatvorenih profesija" i fleksibilnije tržište rada u toj istočnomediteranskoj zemlji s 11 miliona stanovnika.
Hefty government spending cuts, social security reforms and downsizing the cavernous wider public sector are the highlights of the memorandum, along with opening up so-called "closed professions" and a more flexible labour market in the east Mediterranean nation of 11 million.