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Greece’s austerity measures collide with reform hopes

ATHENS — Europe’s plans to help Greece avoid piling up another mountain of debt are straightforward enough on paper: Get the government to cut its spending, mainly by trimming the large public sector, and increase its revenue, mainly by collecting the taxes it already has in place. In practice, those goals require a fundamental overhaul of the Greek system, which would be difficult in the best of times and is proving torturous now.

 

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