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national / anti-capitalism Thursday June 17, 2010 22:49 by Joe Higgins MEP
Joe Higgins MEP
Attacks on working people are mounting right across Europe. The so-called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland & Italy, Greece, Spain) countries have been to the forefront of these attacks. In Ireland, we have seen 7 billion of cutbacks, seriously damaging public services, including health and education. In Greece, there has been a 10% cut in wages and spending in the public sector, together with an increased retirement age, VAT increases and the freezing of pensions. Portugal has a plan to cut its deficit by 11bn over four years through a crisis tax on wages and cutbacks in public services. The Spanish Parliament has passed cutbacks worth 15bn on top of 50bn already agreed. Italy is due to implement "emergency-cutbacks" of 24 bn.
Related Links: Europe-Wide Week of Protest and Solidarity (Dublin)
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