ATHENS—Greece has stopped various benefits, including pensions, to 200,000 people who lied to get their monthly cheques or were in fact dead, a Greek labour ministry official said on Wednesday.
The number is roughly 2 per cent of the Greek population.
Debt-laden Athens discovered the fraud after beginning basic data cross-checks and means-testing, under pressure from its international lenders to cut its deficits.
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Author: Reuters
The number is roughly 2 per cent of the Greek population.
Debt-laden Athens discovered the fraud after beginning basic data cross-checks and means-testing, under pressure from its international lenders to cut its deficits.
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Reuters
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