Increasing public spending had contributed to a substantial deterioration of public finances in Cyprus over recent years. To address fiscal imbalances, the government introduced an initial set of fiscal reform’s in late 2012. However, additional measures are needed to ensure the sustainability of public finances. The size of the necessary adjustment will depend, among other things, on the magnitude of spillovers from financial sector restructuring.
Tag Archive for Austerity
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Madrid and Athens Anti-Austerity Protest Photos September 2012
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UK Communities Secretary Letter to David Cameron Warning of Homelessness Following Welfare Reform
Letter from the personal secretary of UK Communities Secretary Eric Pickles originally leaked to the Observer. It states that part of the current government’s “welfare reform” policies, namely an “overall benefits cap”, in the UK will make 40,000 more families homeless if it is instated, disproportionately affecting those families and creating greater costs for taxpayers.
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Greece Syntagma Square Protest Photos June 2011
linmtheu – http://www.flickr.com/photos/26040773@N07/ SekaRuis – http://www.flickr.com/photos/sekarius/ endiaferon – http://www.flickr.com/photos/endiaferon/ cortlinux – http://www.flickr.com/photos/cortlinux/
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London Anti-Austerity Protest Photos March 2011
Vasco Alves – http://www.flickr.com/photos/vascoalvo/ Garry Knight – http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/ .alter – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pietrogarrone/ churchofpunk – http://www.flickr.com/photos/17251154@N00/ MadAdminSkillz – http://www.flickr.com/photos/silince/ ang-st – http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyangst/ E. Mellino – http://www.flickr.com/photos/37051152@N03/
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London Student Fees Protest Photos November 30, 2010
The following excellent photos were taken by Nicholas Adams at one of the most recent student fees protests held in downtown London on November 30, 2010.
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French Protest Photos October 2010
akynou – http://www.flickr.com/photos/akynou/ Serge Grosclaude – http://www.flickr.com/photos/8895916@N06/ La Monolecte – http://www.flickr.com/photos/monolecte/ Mesli – http://www.flickr.com/photos/mesli/ marcovdz – http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcovdz/ Fabien Decker – http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabien_becker/ samsofy – http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsofy/ Frederic Minois – http://www.flickr.com/photos/cirderf/ tehf0x – http://www.flickr.com/photos/tehf0x/ Jean-Baptiste Lequere – http://www.flickr.com/photos/lequerejeanbaptiste/ Renaud Moisson-Leclerc – http://www.flickr.com/photos/53992746@N00/ trashpo21…