Home Business 'Reality' bites: Cuba plans more austerity as finances worsen Business 'Reality' bites: Cuba plans more austerity as finances worsen By Genpie - December 28, 2018 192 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Cash-strapped Cuba plans fresh austerity measures and will pressure the sluggish bureaucracy to tighten its belt and cut red tape to address weak growth, falling export earnings and rising debt.