ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's cabinet approved a sweeping new austerity programme on Wednesday, the third in as many months, intended to rein in a bulging budget deficit and secure European financial support.
A government spokesman said the package of public sector pay cuts and tax increases would save an extra 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion), equivalent to 2 percent of gross domestic product.
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