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Greece passes austerity 2017 budget, eyes 2.7 percent growth
Source: Associated Press
Greece passes austerity 2017 budget, eyes 2.7 percent growth
Dec. 10, 2016 6:52 PM EST
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament passed a budget of continued austerity as mandated by the country's creditors, but which forecasts robust growth for 2017.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it will mark Greece's "final exit" from its nearly decade-long financial crisis.
The budget adds more than 1 billion euros in new taxes, mostly indirect taxes on items from phone calls to alcohol. It also cuts spending by over 1 billion euros.
The budget was backed by the left-dominated ruling coalition and opposed by all other parties. It passed by a vote of 152-146 on Saturday.
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Dec. 10, 2016 6:52 PM EST
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament passed a budget of continued austerity as mandated by the country's creditors, but which forecasts robust growth for 2017.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it will mark Greece's "final exit" from its nearly decade-long financial crisis.
The budget adds more than 1 billion euros in new taxes, mostly indirect taxes on items from phone calls to alcohol. It also cuts spending by over 1 billion euros.
The budget was backed by the left-dominated ruling coalition and opposed by all other parties. It passed by a vote of 152-146 on Saturday.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2098e22b73a54357924255c5dcb9a21d/greece-passes-austerity-2017-budget-eyes-27-percent-growth
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