Britain to compensate military personnel hit by Cyprus bank levy


LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will compensate its military personnel based in Cyprus hit by a bank levy imposed on Cypriot accounts as part of a euro zone bailout, Chancellor George Osborne said on Sunday.

"For people serving in our military, people serving our government out in Cyprus ... we are going to compensate anyone who is affected by this bank tax," he told BBC television.

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