Portugal raises income tax to cut debt in new austerity move

  • 12 years ago
Public anger in Portugal is likely to go up another notch after the government announced a steep rise in income tax to reduce the country's debt load.

Successive rounds of austerity measures have brought a wave of protests. Three weeks ago there were demonstrations around the country.

Trade unions have announced a general strike for November 14.

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