Sentences with phrase «harsh austerity cuts»
Polls indicate the Greek public is close to the breaking point after more than 20 months of harsh austerity cuts and tax hikes.
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After yesterday's harsh speech from George Osborne promising more austerity in the next parliament, Cameron made a series of pledges on income tax, housing and zero hours contracts to sweeten the pill of continued spending cuts.
The public sector in the United Kingdom is undergoing the largest budgetary cuts since the Second World War, while all over Europe governments are imposing harsh austerity measures which may radically curtail the activities of the state.
Stuckler and Basu argue that the harsh austerity measures and cutting of social programs adopted in response to the recent financial crisis have exacerbated public health problems and cost thousands of lives.