The Greek finance ministry’s annual Christmas message to journalists has used an unusual image this year. <br /><br /> They’ve used Dicken’s famous character from ‘A Christmas Carol’ Ebenezer Scrooge, a man synonymous with tight-pocketed financing, along with former business partner Jacob Marley, now in chains. <br /><br /> #Greece’s Finance Ministry #Christmas card! Our wishes get ahead all Ebenezer Scrooges of this world pic.twitter.com/GUFbY8lzy4— Nektaria Stamouli (@nstamouli) December 23, 2016<br /><br /> “Our wishes will prevail over all the Ebenezers of this world”, the card reads. <br /><br /> Some have already begun to decode what they say is a message to Greece’s creditors- the unpopular lenders who have imposed austerity on Greece since 2010. <br /><br /> Euro zone ministers met in November to discuss the future of the Greek finances, but decided to wait before making a decision. <br /><br /> The IMF and the Greek government have decried the decision, fearing it may cost Greece if investors lose confidence. <br /><br /> Austerity-hit Greeks have lost almost a third of their income since the financial crisis began. <br /><br /> Unemployment currently stands at over 25%, in Greece, and youth unemployment has reached the dizzying heights of 46%. <br /><br /> Pensioners are also badly affected. Thousands marched on parliament in October to protest cuts to their benefits.<br />
