Cuba's government plans to lay off nearly 500,000 workers in the biggest economic changes the country has seen in decades. Cuban officials including Raul Castro have warned for years that the government cannot continue to subsidize all areas of Cuban life, and that some government workers were superfluous. Sponsored Links adsonar_placementId=1505951;adsonar_pid=1990767;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=242;adsonar_zh=252;adsonar_jv='ads.tw.adsonar.com'; Now nearly 10% of the country's 5.1 million-strong work force will be looking... Continue reading Cuba to Lay Off 500,000 Government Workers Cuba to Lay Off 500,000 Government Workers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:49:00. Filed Under: Economy , People , Taxes , Currency Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments