Athens

GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras raced on Thursday to shore up political support for a tough package of tax hikes and pension reforms due within hours if Athens is to win a new aid lifeline from creditors and avoid crashing out of the euro.

After readying the reforms with advisers, Mr Tsipras met his cabinet to win their backing for a plan likely to include much tougher measures than those included in a previous proposal from creditors that was rejected by Greeks in a referendum on Sunday.