Greece outlines harsh spending cuts before bailout
Greek FM outlines harsh spending cutsATHENS, Greece — Greece's finance minister has outlined harsh spending cuts and tax increases necessary to free up billions of euros in a joint International Monetary Fund and eurozone rescue for the debt-ridden country.
Greek FM outlines harsh spending cutsATHENS, Greece — Greece's finance minister has outlined harsh spending cuts and tax increases necessary to free up billions of euros in a joint International Monetary Fund and eurozone rescue for the debt-ridden country.
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