BELGRADE (Reuters) - Health workers and teachers in Serbia announced on Thursday they would strike next month in the first real sign of resistance to wage and pension cuts introduced by the government to try to stabilise the budget.
The government says the cuts, set to take effect on Nov. 1, are needed to bolster Serbia's finances after years of rising debt and deficit levels that the International Monetary Fund says are no longer sustainable.
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