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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Austerity

What does 'austerity' mean in 'Greece austerity protests'?
  

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Hi, " Austerity protests " means " p rotests against austerity meausures", that is, against laws and government acts that enforce a strict economic policy. For instance, they might reduce the amount of public money spent on education and health, they might reduce salaries, increase taxes and so on.

  • Hi, " Austerity protests " means " p rotests against austerity meausures", that is, against laws and government acts that enforce a strict economic policy.
  • For instance, they might reduce the amount of public money spent on education and health, they might reduce salaries, increase taxes and so on.
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Hi,

"Austerity protests" means "protests against austerity meausures", that is, against laws and government acts that enforce a strict economic policy. For instance, they might reduce the amount of public money spent on education and health, they might reduce salaries, increase taxes and so on.

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