We want to hear from the people of Greece about plans to overhaul the country’s tax and pension system Ποιες είναι απόψεις σας για το νέο ασφαλιστικό και φορολογικό νομοσχέδιο Θέλουμε να ακούσουμε από Έλληνες για το δεύτερο πακέτο φορολογικών μέτρων. The toughest austerity measures yet have been approved in Greece amid a backdrop of rioting. Greece’s coalition will now turn to the issue of debt relief on Monday at a crucial meeting of eurozone finance ministers. Plans to overhaul the country’s tax and pension system, which amounts to cuts worth €5.4bn (£4.27bn), have been bitterly opposed by Greek citizens. Vassilis Papadopoulos, a young waiter, said of the proposals: “How can anyone survive on a national monthly pension of €384? How can a state function when over 25% of its population is unemployed?”. Continue reading...
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