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Cypriot parliament rejects EU-IMF bailout tax on bank deposits
Cypriot MPs vote on a controversial bailout package during a parliament session in Nicosia on March 19, 2013.
The Cypriot parliament has voted against a revised bank deposit levy. The tax was meant to shave 9.9% off any deposits over €100,000 and has since caused uproar in the country.
Thirty six deputies voted against the proposal to tax bank deposits in the 56-member chamber, while 19 abstained....