Greek deputies to vote for the Bill key austerity (AP)

Athens – Greek deputies are to vote on a Bill to key austerity that will determine whether the country international lenders release money from his rescue plan that will prevent a potentially disastrous default is in the coming weeks.

The vote on the Bill euro28 billion of spending cuts and intermediate hiking tax is set for Wednesday afternoon. The Bill has provoked widespread outrage, and protesters have vowed to block of the Parliament to prevent lawmakers from entering. Thousands of police deployed in downtown Athens which saw riots Tuesday that 46 people, mostly police.

Even some members of the governing Socialist Party have challenged the Bill, and two have indicated they might vote against it. But Prime Minister George Papandreou holds a majority of five seats and the Bill would pass.

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