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November 12, 2012

Greece Passes New Austerity Budget for 2013 Amid Mass Protests 
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Greece has passed a new austerity budget for next year amidst mass
protests over spending cuts and tax hikes. Ahead of the vote on Sunday,
some 15,000 anti-austerity demonstrators gathered outside Parliament.
Protesters condemned European leaders who have demanded Greek cuts in
exchange for an international bailout.

Costas Boutas: "This is a budget that will bleed the Greek people dry.
It is so they can pay for the capital of the banks and the markets.
That's why I'm here, so I can shout at this oligarchic government and
the political elite, as well as the oligarchs of Europe, that enough is
enough."

 

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