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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-12-09
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[01] Greek Parliament passes 2014 budget
[01] Greek Parliament passes 2014 budget
The Greek Parliament passed the 2014 budget with a majority vote in
the early hours of Sunday. The Parliament with 153 votes in favor, 142
against and one present vote, ratified the government's budget which
envisages the return of the Greek economy to positive growth rates after
five years of deep recession. All opposition parties voted against the
budget, along with all independent deputies with the exception of George
Kasapidis, who voted present. New Democracy deputy Aris Spiliotopoulos
was absent from the vote as he was on a trip to the United States for
a NATO meeting.
Speaking to reporters, shortly after the vote in Parliament, Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras said that the 2014 budget "was a budget of
recovery, prospect and hope". "The voting (of the budget) is a very
positive step," the Prime Minister stressed.
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