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Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
Economy
by  AFP

Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent's most popular destinations. Greece adopted the legislation last year in an effort to curb soaring tourist numbers to often-overcrowded destinations, the latest country in Europe to take such measures.

US Senate push to pass Trump's unpopular spending bill enters second day
US Senate push to pass Trump's unpopular spending bill enters second day
Economy
by  AFP

Republican senators struggled Tuesday for a second day to pass President Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, which would slash welfare programs for the poor while adding an eye-watering $3 trillion to the national debt. And even with the spending cuts, the bill would still add more than $3.3 trillion to the nation's already yawning budget deficits over a decade.