New austerity package. The managing committees of the two union federations met on the 11th to analyze the new adaptation program the government presented in Parliament that same morning. The measures aim to save €65 million in two years. They notably provide for an increase in working time for civil servants (from 35 up to 37.5 hours), the removal of the Christmas bonus (i.e. a 7 percent wage cut), the review of unemployment benefits, which will go down after 6 months, as well as a VAT increase (from 18 up to 21 percent). The measures will be detailed at the Council of Ministers on Friday, July 13.
government presented in Parliament that same morning. The measures aim to save €65 million in two years. They notably provide for an increase in working time for civil servants (from 35 up to 37.5 hours), the removal of the Christmas bonus (i.e. a 7 percent wage cut), the review of unemployment benefits, which will go down after 6 months, as well as a VAT increase (from 18 up to 21 percent). The measures will be detailed at the Council of Ministers on Friday, July 13.
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