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Topic History of: What we face under the Brown budget Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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All these measures are happening NOW in Greece (and will be repeated in the UK IF the Brown-One can convince you to vote for him) -
- Public sector salary freeze
- Retirement age rise
- Petrol, alcohol and tobacco tax rises
- Crackdown on tax avoidance
It is believed that sales tax will rise by two percentage points, that petrol and diesel tariffs will be increased for the second time in a month, and that luxury goods will be subject to a special duty.
The government is reportedly planning to scrap the annual holiday bonus paid to civil servants, our correspondent says.
Trades unions have warned that removing the bonus would be a "declaration of war".