ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's cabinet approved a sweeping new austerity programme on Wednesday, the third in as many months, to rein in a bulging budget deficit and secure European financial support, a government source said.
"Measures which will yield 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) have been decided," the source, who took part in the cabinet meeting, said. "Half will be from spending cuts and another 50 percent from tax increases."
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