Greece's new austerity plan - a mixture of tax increases and spending cuts - is designed to save around $6.5bn.<br /><br />It includes proposals to freeze pensions, triggering widespread anger amongst the elderly.<br /><br />The measures are so drastic that even the Greek prime minister is talking up the necessity of a "wartime" mentality.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Athens, as thousands of protesters clash with police in what they see is a "fight for a just society". <br /><br />[March 4, 2010]
