Workers march as general strike hits Italy

Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out to protest the Italian government’s 2006 budget plan today, rallying in support of a general strike that snarled transport and closed down public offices across the country.

Workers march as general strike hits Italy

Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out to protest the Italian government’s 2006 budget plan today, rallying in support of a general strike that snarled transport and closed down public offices across the country.

Demonstrators voiced anger at spending cuts worth billions of euros that Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right government has included in the budget plan as it struggles to contain its deficit amid sluggish economic growth.

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