Portugal is planning to cut 30,000 civil service jobs and to raise the retirement age by one year to 66 as it tries to meet the terms of a bailout.
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said civil servants would also be required to work 40 hours a week instead of 35.
The proposals, which would be applied mostly from next year, would save 4.8bn euros (£4bn) over three years, he said.
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via BBC News – Portugal to cut 30,000 civil service jobs.
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