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Greek crisis: What the government should spend on

By Andy Coghlan

23 May 2012

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What would you spend on?

(Image: Peter Nicholls/The Times/N.I. Syndication)

Read more:Greece in crisis: Saving a nation

Healthcare isn’t the only pressing need in Greece, as the rise of soup kitchens in Athens shows. With finances tight, which public services should the Greek government prioritise?

“You would obviously focus on health services, but also schools and benefits,” says David Hall, director of the at the University of Greenwich in London. “They are the key underpinning elements for survival. If you don’t sustain them, people will suffer in very obvious ways.”

Hall says support for…

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