March accompanies one - day strike that shuts down Athens International Airport , schools . Public workers say they ' ve lost 40 % of take - home income . The 2012 budget , which was handed to parliament on Monday , contains a further $ 6.7 billion dollars ' worth of spending cuts . Greece 's finance minister says country will miss deficit target by $ 1 billion this year . The first day began without textbooks .
March accompanies one - day strike that shuts down Athens International Airport , schools . Public workers say they ' ve lost 40 % of take - home income . Greece 's finance minister says country will miss deficit target by $ 1 billion this year . The first day began without textbooks .