Greece approves fresh austerity measures

‘The Greek parliament has narrowly approved a new bill containing fresh austerity measures and economic overhauls required by the country’s international creditors in return for bailout funds.

In the early hours of Saturday, a majority of 154 lawmakers, out of a total of 300, supported the bill that entails further tax increases, pension cuts, and tougher fines for tax evasion.

After a stormy debate between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party — backed by its coalition partner, the nationalist Independent Greeks (Anel) — and the entire opposition, 140 votes were counted against the bill in the single-chamber parliament.’

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