Aiming at growth
Aiming at growth
3/10/2003 13:16
The new budget approved by the Cabinet will be submitted to Parliament on Monday. The Minister of Finances Nikos Christodoulakis, stressed that their goal is a growth of 4.2% and a decrease in unemployment to 8%. The plan also includes the government's social package, worth 1.7 billion euro, while increase in funding is foreseen for the Ministries of Health, Education, the Interior and the Aegean. Civil servant average wage increases is 5.4%. The Greek Workers' Union will ask for a 6% increase during the negotiation of the new collective contract. There are mobilizations for higher raises by the Civil Servants Union.

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