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Castro Calls for More Work, Less Welfare

Cuban president cuts worker subsidies to shore up struggling economy

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 28, 2008 4:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Saying Cuba’s finances “don’t square up,” President Raul Castro called for belt-tightening measures in the wake of three hurricanes and a global recession that have hobbled the communist nation. The state plans to dole out fewer worker subsidies, halve the number...   Read full story »

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