HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Left Alliance will quit the government after opposing cuts to welfare spending in the budget, the party's leader said on Tuesday, but the ruling coalition will retain a parliamentary majority.
The five other parties in the coalition government agreed on a budget framework, which steps up the Nordic country's austerity measures. They still hold 112 seats in the 200-strong parliament. The Left Alliance has 12 seats.
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