Greek suicide a potent symbol before election

By Renee Maltezou

ATHENS | Thu Apr 5, 2012 9:21pm BST

(Reuters) - A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has been seized upon by opponents of the budget cuts imposed by Greece's international lenders.

The 77-year-old retired pharmacist, Dimitris Christoulas, shot himself in the head on Wednesday after saying that financial troubles had pushed him over the edge. A suicide note said he preferred to die rather than scavenge for food.

The highly public - and symbolic - suicide prompted an outpouring of sympathy from Greeks, who set up an impromptu shrine on the spot where the pensioner died

On Thursday, hundreds of Greeks - including students, teachers, members of leftist groups, and the "Indignants" who held daily sit-ins for months last year - staged a second day of protests at the shrine, leaving flowers and candles.

Late in the day, minor clashes broke out between a small group of demonstrators and police, who fired tear gas. A peaceful demonstration was also held in the city of Thessaloniki.

The newspaper Eleftheros Typos called Christoulas a "martyr for Greece". His act was imbued with a "profound political symbolism" that could "shock Greek society and the political world" before an upcoming parliamentary election that will determine the country's future.

Anger over the suicide was directed as much at politicians as at the harsh austerity prescribed by foreign lenders in return for aid to lift the country out of its worst economic crisis since World War Two.

"It's horrible. We shouldn't have reached this point. The politicians in parliament who brought us here should be punished for this," said Anastassia Karanika, a 60-year-old pensioner.

So far this week, police reported that at least four people have tried to kill themselves because of financial troubles.

In one case, a 35-year-old cafe owner in central Greece was hospitalised on Tuesday after drinking pesticide because he feared his business would be seized by his bank.

With the election expected on May 6, smaller parties opposed to harsh spending cuts included in the country's second bailout were quick to blame bigger parties backing the rescue.

"Those who should have committed suicide - who should have committed suicide a long time ago - are the politicians who knowingly decided to bring this country and its people to this state of affairs," said Panos Kammenos, a conservative lawmaker who recently set up the Independent Greeks anti-austerity party.

SHAME ON THEM

Smaller parties like the Independent Greeks have been riding high in opinion polls before the election at the expense of the two main ruling parties, the conservative New Democracy and socialist PASOK, which backed the bailout.

The two big parties are together expected to take less than 40 percent of the vote. Losing more voters to the smaller parties could mean they will not have enough seats in parliament to forge a pro-bailout coalition again.

That would have profound implications for Greece's finances as continued aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund depends on the next government pushing through reforms.

"The main issue is not the suicide itself but the reasons behind it," said Thomas Gerakis from the Marc pollster group. "The problem is far more serious than a single suicide. It shows that there is a serious - and growing - problem of people in despair."

New Democracy and PASOK, which have ruled Greece for decades, expressed their sorrow over the tragedy. Political opponents attacked them for joining in the morning.

"Shame on them. The accomplices responsible for the suffering and despair of the Greek people ... should at least keep quiet in the face of the hideous results of the capitalist crisis and their policies, instead of pretending to be saviours and sensitive," the KKE Communist party said.

Resentment is rising in Greece over repeated wage and pension cuts that have compounded the pain from a slump which has seen the economy shrink by a fifth since 2008.

The IMF, which is unpopular among many Greeks, said it was saddened by the pensioner's death.

The number of suicides jumped 18 percent in 2010, and many Greeks feel ordinary people like the retired pharmacist are being forced to pay for a crisis not of their making.

"When dignified people like him are brought to this state, somebody must answer for it," said Costas Lourantos, head of the pharmacists' union in the Attica region.

(Additional reporting by Angeliki Kountantou in Athens and Lesley Wroughton in Washington; Writing by Deepa Babington; Editing by Janet McBride, Elizabeth Piper and Giles Elgood)

Suicides have Greeks on edge before election

1 of 2. Mourners appalud as they attend a funeral ceremony of Dimitris Christoulas, who shot himself at central Syntagma square last Wednesday, in Athens April 7, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/John Kolesidis

By Erik Kirschbaum

ATHENS | Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:27am EDThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/28/us-greece-election-suicide-idUSBRE83R08N20120428

(Reuters) - On Monday, a 38-year-old geology lecturer hanged himself from a lamp post in Athens and on the same day a 35-year-old priest jumped to his death off his balcony in northern Greece. On Wednesday, a 23-year-old student shot himself in the head.

In a country that has had one of the lowest suicide rates in the world, a surge in the number of suicides in the wake of an economic crisis has shocked and gripped the Mediterranean nation - and its media - before a May 6 election.

The especially grisly death of pharmacist Dimitris Christoulas, who shot himself in the head on a central Athens square because of poverty brought on by the crisis that has put millions out of work, was by far the most dramatic.

Before shooting himself during morning rush hour on April 4 on Syntagma Square across from the Greek parliament building, the 77-year-old pensioner took a moment to jot down a note.

"I see no other solution than this dignified end to my life so I don't find myself fishing through garbage cans for sustenance," wrote Christoulas, who has since become a national symbol of the austerity-induced pain that is squeezing millions.

Greek media have since reported similar suicides almost daily, worsening a sense of gloom going into next week's election, called after Prime Minister Lucas Papademos's interim government completed its mandate to secure a new rescue deal from foreign creditors by cutting spending further.

Some medical experts say this form of political suicide is a reflection of the growing despair and sense of helplessness many feel. But others warn the media may be amplifying the crisis mood with its coverage and numbers may only be up slightly.

"The crisis has triggered a growing sense of guilt, a loss of self-esteem and humiliation for many Greeks," Nikos Sideris, a leading psychoanalyst and author in Athens, told Reuters.

"Greek people don't want to be a burden to anyone and there's this growing sense of helplessness. Some develop an attitude of self-hatred and that leads to self-destruction. That's what's behind the increase in suicide and attempted suicide. We're seeing a whole new category: political suicides."

Police said the geology lecturer, Nikos Polyvos, who hanged himself, was distraught because a teaching job offer had been blocked due to a blanket hiring freeze in the public sector.

NATION IN SHOCK

Experts say the numbers are relatively low - less than about 600 per year. But increases in suicides, attempted suicides, the use of anti-depressant medication and the need for psychiatric care are causing alarm in a nation unaccustomed to the problems.

Before the financial crisis began wreaking havoc in 2009, Greece had one of the lowest suicide rates in the world - 2.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. There was a 40 percent rise in suicides in the first half of 2010, according to the Health Ministry.

There are no reliable statistics on 2011 but experts say Greece's suicide rate has probably doubled to about 5 per 100,000. That is still far below levels of 34 per 100,000 seen in Finland or 9 per 100,000 in Germany. Attempted suicides and demand for psychiatric help has risen as Greece struggles to cope with the worst economic crisis since World War Two.

Nikiforos Angelopoulos, a professor of psychiatry, has a busy psychotherapy practice in an upmarket Athens neighborhood. He said the crisis has exacerbated the problems for some already less stable people and estimates that about five percent of his patients have developed problems due to the crisis.

"We're a nation in shock," he said, even though he suspected that it was the media coverage of suicides that had increased dramatically rather than the actual numbers of suicides. He nevertheless says the crisis is behind a notable rise in mental health problems in Greece.

"I had one patient who came in with a severe depression - he owns a furniture making company that got into financial trouble and he had to lay off 20 of his 100 workers," he said. "He couldn't sleep and couldn't eat because of that. He said his good business was being ruined and he couldn't cope anymore."

The furniture maker spent four months in therapy and was also helped by anti-depressants, Angelopoulos said.

"He's better now. He realized what happened just happened. But there are many others who are unstable or psychotic to begin with and the crisis is increasing their anxiety and insecurity."

Angelopoulos, 60, has also suffered himself because about 20 percent of his patients can no longer afford his 100 euro ($130) per hour sessions. Some have asked for a half-price discount while others tell him they simply can't afford to pay anything.

"I never turn people away," he said. "If a patient says to me 'I have no money', I couldn't tell them to go away. I tell them okay you don't have to pay now but remember me later."

HAPPY GREEKS?

There are several possible explanations for Greece's low suicide rate that go beyond the fact that the country has an abundance of sunshine and balmy weather.

To avoid stigmatizing their families, some suicidal Greeks deliberately crash their cars, which police often charitably report as accidents. Families often try to cover up a suicide so their loved ones can be buried because the Greek Orthodox church refuses to officiate at burials of people who commit suicide.

Another important factor behind the low suicide rate is that Greeks have extremely close knit families as well as a highly communicative and expressive culture.

"Greece is a country where everyone will talk to you," said Sideris, the Athens psychoanalyst. "You'll always find someone to share your suffering with and someone's always there to help.

"It's not only the good weather. It's the powerful network of support that has made the suicide rate in Greece so low. It's still there but this crisis is still too much for some people."

Many Greeks have also not lost their sense of humor.

Dimitris Nikolopoulos, a 37-year-old salesman, laughed at the idea that the suicide rate was so low because Greeks are well-adjusted and a generally happy people.

"Greeks used to be very happy people because we were living off money that didn't belong to us," he said with a wry smile. "But sometimes you have to face reality. It wasn't our money."

($1 = 0.7542 euros)

(Additional reporting by Renee Maltezou; editing by Elizabeth Piper)

My name is Spyros and I am a MALAKAS! (HELLENE??)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiMqH0V46FU

Aυτοκτονία Νίκου Παλυβού: Το συγκλονιστικό μήνυμα στο Facebook

Συγκλονίζει η είδηση της αυτοκτονίας του Νίκου Παλυβού, Δρ. Γεωλογίας, ο οποίος ήταν εκλεγμένος Λέκτορας του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.

Ο 38χρονος είχε μείνει αδιόριστος επί μια διετία δεν άντεξε άλλο και αυτοκόνησε.

Ο Νίκος Παλυβός ήταν μέλος της Πρωτοβουλίας Μελών ΔΕΠ υπό αναμονή τοποθέτησης.

Οι άνθρωποι της Πρωτοβουλίας, γύρω στους 800, ενώ εκλέχτηκαν και πήραν θέση στο πανεπιστήμιο δεν διορίστηκαν ποτέ λόγω μνημονίου. Παραμένουν έτσι σε αναμονή διορισμού εδώ και δυο χρόνια.

Μην ανέχοντας άλλο την κατάσταση ο νέος αυτός και άξιος συνάνθρωπός μας έφυγε από τη ζωή, και η φωτογραφία του κάνει το γύρο σήμερα του Facebook με τα παρακάτω λόγια: ''Άλλη μια δολοφονία του μνημονίου. Ως εδώ. Όχι άλλο δικό μας αίμα''.

Η Πρωτοβουλία μελών ΔΕΠ υπο αναμονή τοποθέτησης, «Α-λέκτωρ» εξέδωσε την ακόλουθη ανακοίνωση: «Βρισκόμαστε στην πολύ δυσάρεστη θέση να σας ενημερώσουμε για ένα γεγονός που μας έχει συγκλονίσει. Εχθές, 23/04/2012, αυτοκτόνησε ο συνάδελφος και φίλος Νίκος Παλυβός. Ήταν Λέκτορας υπό διορισμό στο Τμήμα Γεωλογίας του ΕΚΠΑ, μέλος της Πρωτοβουλίας και της συντονιστικής.»

http://mediagate.gr/Social-Media/item/21655-Aytoktonia-Nikoy-Palyvoy-To-sygklonistiko-minyma-sto-Facebook

'This is a dignified end before I have to start scrounging food from the trash': Desperate man, 77, shoots himself dead outside Greek parliament during rush hour

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 14:24, 4 April 2012 | UPDATED: 20:57, 4 April 2012


A cash-strapped Greek pensioner shot and killed himself in a public square outside parliament in Athens yesterday, after saying he refused to scrounge for food in the rubbish.

The death of the 77-year-old retired pharmacist, who said he wanted a ‘dignified end’, touched a nerve among ordinary Greeks.

One in five in Greece is jobless as the country grapples with its worst economic crisis since the Second World War.




Tributes: People lay flowers at the site where the pensioner fatally shot himself at Athens' main Syntagma square



Tributes: The financially-stricken pensioner had reportedly said, 'So I don't leave debts for my children' before shooting himself

After becoming desperate at his financial plight, the Greek pensioner is said to have put a handgun to his head in the busy central Athens square before declaring, 'So I won't leave debts for my children', and pulling the trigger.

Just hours after the death, an impromptu shrine with candles, flowers and hand-written notes protesting the crisis sprung up in the central Syntagma square where the suicide occurred. Dozens of bystanders gathered to pay their respects.

One note nailed to a tree said 'Enough is enough', while another asked 'Who will be the next victim?'.


The 'Indignant' protesters, who have turned out in the thousands against austerity measures imposed by foreign lenders in exchange for bailout loans, said they planned a march later on Wednesday.

'This is a human tragedy,' government spokesman Pantelis Kapsis said as politicians in parliament decried the death.


Mourners stand quietly next to the spot in Syntagma Square in Athens, where the Greek pensioner turned a gun on himself





Greek medics remove the body of the pensioner, after he had committed suicide in front of stunned passers-by in one of the busiest squares in Athens



Greek suicide rates increased in Greece by 22 per cent between 2009 and 2010, as the country struggled to cope with austerity measures



Acts of suicide have been instrumental in the past in provoking popular protest. A Tunisian vegetable seller triggered the start of the so-called 'Arab Spring' by setting himself on fire in December 2010.

'When dignified people like him are brought to this state, somebody must answer for it.'


Witnesses said the man put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger after yelling out: 'I have debts, I can't stand this anymore.'

Another passerby told Greek television the man said 'I don't want to leave my debts to my children.'






A suicide note found in his coat pocket blamed politicians and financial troubles for driving him to take his life, police said.

The government had 'annihilated any hope for my survival and I could not get any justice. I cannot find any other form of struggle except a dignified end before I have to start scrounging for food from the trash",' the note said.



Within hours of the man's suicide, dozens of heartfelt notes of condolence were attached to the tree near where he took his life in Athens

The president of the pharmacists' union in the broader Attica region, Costas Lourantos, said he recalled meeting the man several years ago and was struck by his dignified manner.

'When dignified people like him are brought to this state, somebody must answer for it,' said Lourantos.


'There is a moral instigator to this crime - which is the government that has brought people to such despair.'

Shortly after news of the man's death, Lourantos says he received an anonymous call from a pharmacist saying she would be next to follow suit.

'I am now frantically looking to find out who it was so we can stop her,' Lourantos said.

The busy square, through which thousands pass by during the morning commute hours when the suicide occurred, was cordoned off while the body was taken away.


Greece is stumbling through its worst post-World War Two economic crisis as austerity measures demanded by foreign lenders in exchange for financial aid push the country into its fifth year of recession.

Suicide rates in Greece have dramatically increased in the past three years as the country struggles to cope with economic hardship.


According to the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection, suicides increased by 22.5 per cent to 622 in 2010.

The government last year said suicides had increased 40 percent over the previous two years as the worsening crisis drives ordinary Greeks to despair.



Busy: Syntagma Square in Athens, where the man killed himself, is a thriving part of the Greek capital (stock picture)





A single bouquet of flowers rest next to a bloodstained patch of grass where the Greek pensioner shot himself in the head today





Contemplation: Two Greek women observe the notes of condolence in Syntagma Square

With financial hardship fast becoming an unavoidable facet of life for many, some Greeks said the pharmacist's public suicide would not be the last.

'This is the point to which they've brought us. Do they really expect a pensioner to live on 300 euros?' asked 54-year old Maria Parashou, who rushed to the square to pay her respects after reading about the suicide.

'They've cut our salaries, they've humiliated us. I have one daughter who is unemployed and my husband has lost half of his income, but I won't allow myself to lose hope.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125084/Greek-pensioner-commits-suicide-outside-Greek-parliament.html#ixzz1r7cpcOdg


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125084/Greek-pensioner-commits-suicide-outside-Greek-parliament.html

Eurozone unemployment rate hits fresh high of 10.8pc

Eurozone unemployment has climbed to its highest level since the euro was introduced, official data showed on Monday.

By Szu Ping Chan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9180402/Eurozone-unemployment-rate-hits-fresh-high-of-10.8pc.html

The eurozone unemployment rate crept up to 10.8pc in February, from 10.7pc in January, according to European Union statistics office Eurostat. This means more than 17m people are now out of work in the single currency area.

Across the EU, the unemployment rate was 10.2pc in February, compared with 10.1pc in January.

The statistics also illustrated the growing divide between the eurozone's northern and southern states. Unemployment in Greece jumped more than one percentage point to 21pc in December, with youth unemployment creeping above 50pc, to 50.4pc.

Spain's unemployment rate also rose to 23.6pc, from 23.3pc in January, while jobless rates in Germany, the Netherlands and Finland continued to fall. More than half of Spain's under-25s are now out of work, according to Eurostat.

Spain is undergoing painful reforms in an attempt to keep its budget deficit down. On Friday, the country unveiled €27bn of spending cuts and tax increases in a budget branded the "most austere" in its democratic history.

However, economists warned that the cuts might not be enough to reduce the country's 2012 deficit to 5.3pc of GDP, from 8.5pc last year.

The latest eurozone PMI manufacturing data for March also painted a bleak picture for some eurozone states. French manufacturing slumped to a 33-month low last month of 46.7, moving below the 50 level that separates growth from contraction.

A slight improvement to the contraction in Greek manufacturing, to 41.3 in March from 37.7 could not overshadow the still-dire situation in a country that is struggling to cope with a rising pile of austerity measures.

Overall manufacturing in the eurozone slipped to a three-month low of 47.7 in March, down from February’s 49.0.

Young, gifted and unemployed in 2012

http://www.thenewfederalist.eu/Young-gifted-and-unemployed-in-2012,04870

Monday 19 March 2012, by Emily Hoquee


Young Europeans could be forgiven for feeling like they are part of a lost generation. Despite growing up on a continent where access to education is available like never before, an increasing number of young people are finding themselves unemployed.



The latest figures released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reveal that the unemployment rate in the EU rose again in January 2012 to 10.1%, up 0.6% from the previous January. Eurostat estimates that there are approximately 24.3 million unemployed men and women in the EU today.

The highest levels of unemployment were recorded in Spain (23.3%) and Greece (19.9%), where the lack of jobs has led to social unrest and emigration. The lowest unemployment figures were recorded in Austria (4.0%) and the Netherlands (5.0%). Amongst these figures are an estimated 5.5 million people under age 25. That’s 22.4% of the youth workforce, an extra 269,000 unemployed young people compared to figures from January 2011. Figures for youth unemployment were highest in Spain (49.9%), Greece (48.1%) and Slovakia (36.0%).

Unemployment in Europe has increased at an alarming rate since 2008, when the youth unemployment still remained high at just over 15%.

Charles Simmonds, 24, from West Sussex, UK, has a degree in Business Management and some professional work experience. He lost his temporary job in the financial services sector last summer, and despite sending many different applications he has had just two interviews and remains unemployed.

Charles said: “I apply for at least four jobs each week and the response rate is slow. Less than 10 per cent of companies reply to tell me yes or no. Signing on is the most depressing 20 minutes each fortnight. At uni they said your degree is your passport to your future, the key to open doors.”

Other jobseekers have resorted to more innovative means to promote themselves and their skills. Liam Morriss, 24, from Kent, UK, has been unemployed for the last six weeks after his temporary contract in retail ended. A keen runner, Liam decided to promote his skills and job hunt by jogging 10 kilometres per day from his home in Dartford into London. He wears a t-shirt that tells passersby “I’m unemployed, I’m a graduate and I’m jogging for jobs.”

Liam said: “I was so tired of being sat in front of my computer screen every day, trawling the same jobsites and having no success. It was getting me really down. This is the first period in my life I have been unemployed and I really felt like I’d lost a sense of purpose. Now I’m doing this, although it’s not a job, it gives me an aim every day.” Liam has a degree in Music Industry Management and has applied for over 30 jobs in the last month. He has had one interview, but was told he wasn’t experienced enough for the role.

He said: “I think it’s mad how I’ve graduated yet I’m considering starting an apprenticeship. One apprenticeship is as a trackman working for network rail. I’ve applied for a few secretarial and admin type roles, but everywhere seems to require previous experience.”

So just why are young people disproportionately affected by joblessness? James Higgins, Employment and Social Affairs Policy Officer at the European Youth Forum explained that the reasons are complex.

He said: “The majority of young people who are unemployed find themselves in this position due to difficulties in making the transition from education to employment. Some do not have sufficient skills, some employment sectors are oversubscribed, and in general young people tend to fall victim to an increasingly volatile labour market.”

Additionally, because young people are frequently over-represented in temporary and unstable jobs, this also contributes to the rising rate of youth unemployment.

A 2011 study by EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, found that young people are particularly vulnerable because they are often the first and last to enter the labour market, as they have to compete with more experienced job-seekers in a market with fewer jobs on offer.

Against this backdrop of disastrous statistics, what is the EU doing to tackle the soaring rate of youth unemployment?

Essentially, the EU has a number of different schemes which sit in the framework of its Europe 2020 strategy, a ten year plan to improve Europe’s economy. An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs is a European Commission policy initiative that aims to help the EU reach its employment target for 2020: 75% of 20-64 year olds in work. There’s also Youth on the Move, which aims to tackle youth unemployment by promoting opportunities for students and young professionals to live, study and work around the EU.

However well intended, there’s no disputing that two years into Europe 2020, youth unemployment is higher than ever and the future looks uncertain for many young jobseekers.

It is not surprising that the European Commission promotes mobility for young professionals as one way to help resolve the crisis, but if there are no jobs at home and no jobs abroad, what use is it moving? Young jobseekers need to work, or to be offered the opportunity to train or re-train, and sooner, rather than later.

Ζητάνε και νέα μείωση 40% στους μισθούς

http://news247.gr/oikonomia/ergasia/zhtane_kai_nea_meiwsh_40_stoys_misthoys.1715758.html
Nέα συρρίκνωση μισθών και συντάξεων και κύμα απολύσεων δημοσίων υπαλλήλων περιλαμβάνει το νέο πακέτο μέτρων του Ιουνίου. Ποιες είναι οι νέες απαιτήσεις των Ευρωπαίων





Δημοσιεύτηκε: Απρίλιος 01 2012 10:25 Ενημερώθηκε: Απρίλιος 01 2012 13:02


Ακόμα και 40% μειώσεις στους μισθούς του ιδιωτικού τομέα ζητούν οι Ευρωπαίοι δανειστές μας, με τα μέτρα του Ιουνίου να έρθουν ως η χαριστική βολή στις ζωές των Ελλήνων.


Το Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο και η Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της Real News, απαιτούν την κάθετη μείωση του ονομαστικού μισθολογικού κόστους.

Έτσι οι αποδοχές των εργαζομένων θα πρέπει μέχρι το 2014 θα πρέπει να έχουν υποχωρήσει στα επίπεδα του 2000.

Η μείωση, σύμφωνα με πηγές που μίλησαν στην εφημερίδα, θα πρέπει να επιτευχθεί μέσα σε διάστημα δύο ετών μετά από πιέσεις που ασκούν η καγκελάριος της Γερμανίας, Άγκελα Μέρκελ, και ο υπουργός Οικονομικών, Βόλφγκανγκ Σόιμπλε.

Στο νέο πακέτο μέτρων του Ιουνίου που επεξεργάζεται η τρόικα σε συνεργασία με την κυβέρνηση, με στόχο την περικοπή δαπανών ύψους 11,7 δισεκατομμυρίων τη διετία 2013-14 περιλαμβάνονται μειώσεις μισθών και συντάξεων και κύμα απολύσεων δημοσίων υπαλλήλων.

Τεχνικά κλιμάκια της τρόικας, συνεπικουρούμενα από στελέχη της ομάδας δράσης του Χορστ Ράιχενμπαχ, κατέληξαν ήδη σε συμφωνία με το υπουργείο Οικονομικών για τους τομείς, στους οποίους θα επικεντρωθεί η προσπάθεια αποψίλωσης των δαπανών.

Σύμφωνα με εκτιμήσεις παραγόντων του υπουργείου οικονομικών που επικαλείται η εφημερίδα, το βάρος των περικοπών θα πέσει στη μείωση των μισθών και συντάξεων, στο κλείσιμο φορέων του Δημοσίου και σε απολύσεις, στο κλείσιμο νοσοκομείων και οργανισμών τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης, στην κατάργηση όλων των προνοιακών επιδομάτων, στην περικοπή όλων των φορολογικών απαλλαγών και στη μείωση των αμυντικών δαπανών.