Cyprus Set To Reject Bailout, Citing Tax On Bank Deposits -- New York Times
NICOSIA — Cyprus’s Parliament is likely to reject an international bailout package that involves taxing ordinary depositors to pay part of the bill, President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday, despite a revision that would remove some objections by exempting small bank accounts from the levies.
Lawmakers were scheduled to vote late Tuesday on the €10 billion, or $13 billion, bailout.
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