Portugal crippled by the strike
Europe is set and cuts and massive unemployment turned to millions of street workers. Governments make deaf ears against the setting recalmo neoliberal.
character was the first mass in 22 years and was held to protest the economic adjustment proposed by the Eurozone. The subways and airports showed no activity.
Lisbon - The Portuguese Government, the cuts are vital to the country avoid bankruptcy debt. In opposition, unions, public and private sector joined forces to carry out a 24-hour strike, which impacted 85%.
Public transport and air transport were seriously affected: more than 2 / 3 parts of the train services were canceled, as well as 60% of urban buses and long distance. On the other hand, 77.3% of flights between Spain and Portugal were canceled.
The strike, which is the first since 1988 conducted jointly by the unions in the private and public areas also affected the banking business, the media and service stations. Union leaders said they had a "massive impact" on the private sector, particularly in the automotive industry.
The reaction of the unions was due to the rejection of government plans to implement a drastic adjustment in costs and a tax increase to save 6,850 million dollars. The austerity package, currently being debated in Parliament, whose goal is to reduce the current deficit 9.6% of GDP to 7.3% next year.
With this plan, the country seeks to prevent the spread of credit crisis in the eurozone, which forced the rescue of Greece and launched another for Ireland. The country's main opposition party said yesterday that it will block the government's 2011 budget, paving the way for its adoption, scheduled for Friday
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