Less than a year after the country's third international bailout, Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved another round of painful tax hikes and spending cuts in hopes of securing more cash from its skeptical European neighbors. The infusion is needed to help Greece make good on bond payments due in July.



The measures approved over the weekend include tax hikes on consumer goods like fuel, alcohol and tobacco — to 24 percent — and a provision that will force further spending cuts if the government fails to meet budget targets.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside parliament to protest the latest round of austerity measures. European finance ministers are set to meet Tuesday to review the plan and decide whether to extend Greece further debt relief.