Greeks count a mixed blessing
Emergency aid package of $17bn comes at high price as the threshold for those who must pay taxes is lowered.
Published On 3 Jul 2011
Euro zone finance ministers have agreed on the latest emergency aid for Greece as it tries to stave off bankruptcy. More than $17bn will be paid to the government over the next fortnight.
For Greeks facing harsh austerity measures, however, that help has come at a high price as the threshold for those who must pay taxes is lowered.
Al Jazeera’s Tania Page reports from Athens.
Source: Al Jazeera