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ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20070727
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070727

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811922
		IRS NUMBER:				046565627
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05078
		FILM NUMBER:		071007632

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 BOYLSTON ST
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		18006372929

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		STREET 1:		500 BOYLSTON STREET
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
</font>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:12.0pt 0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
</font>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934</b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):&#160; <b>July 27, 2007</b></font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MFS Government Markets Income
Trust</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">005-47869</font></b></p>
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  Number)</font></p>
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  Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone
number, including area code: <b>(617) 954-5000</b></font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see</i> General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 47.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-47.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 8.01.&#160; Other Events<a name="Item8_01_OtherEvents_162105"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">On </font>July 27, 2007</font>, MFS Government Markets Income Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)
issued a press release announcing that its Board of Trustees has
approved the adoption of a level-distribution plan whereby the Trust will,
beginning in October 2007, make monthly distributions to its common
shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.25% based on average monthly
net asset value of the Trust&#146;s common shares.&#160; The full text of the press
release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit
99.1) shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 47.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-47.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 9.01. &#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits<a name="Item9_01_FinancialStatementsAndEx_162108"></a></font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following
exhibit relating to Item 8.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:</font></p>

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release issued by the Registrant on July 27, 2007</p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE<a name="Signature_162141"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: July 27, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  Christopher R. Bohane</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christopher R. Bohane<br>
  Assistant Secretary</font></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Trustees of MGF Approve Level Distribution Plan</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact: John Reilly&#160; 617-954-5305&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; For
Release: Immediate</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BOSTON (July 27,
2007) &#151; The Board of Trustees of MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:
MGF) has approved the adoption of a level-distribution plan whereby the Trust
will, beginning in October 2007, make monthly distributions to its common
shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.25% based on average monthly
net asset value of the Trust&#146;s common shares.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The purpose of the
plan is to provide shareholders with a predictable fixed minimum rate of
distribution.&#160; The Trust&#146;s adviser, MFS
Investment Management, recommends the plan and has advised the Board that the
plan may have the effect of narrowing or eliminating the share price discount
to net asset value (NAV) at which the Trust&#146;s shares trade, although there can
be no assurance in this regard.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">While the goal of
the level-distribution plan is to set a minimum distribution rate, the plan
entails risks.&#160; The distribution rate of
7.25% currently exceeds the Trust&#146;s net investment income, which is interest on
debt securities net of Trust expenses.&#160;
As a result, distributions may include return of shareholder capital if
earnings from other sources, such as foreign currency gains and capital gains,
when combined with the Trust&#146;s net investment income, are less than the 7.25%
distribution rate.&#160; Any such returns of
capital will decrease the Trust&#146;s total assets and may increase the Trust&#146;s
expense ratio.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, if
the level-distribution plan results in the distribution of realized capital
gains, certain tax rules may eliminate the benefit of capital loss
carryforwards and result in long-term capital gains being taxed at ordinary
income tax rates.&#160;&#160; MFS does not believe
that this is likely to occur in the next year because in the aggregate the
Trust&#146;s portfolio currently has net unrealized capital losses.&#160; The Board will review the plan periodically
and determine whether any modifications to the plan are warranted.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Investment Company
Act of 1940 currently limits the number of times long-term capital gains may be
distributed in any tax year, which could prevent the Trust from making
distributions up to the rate specified in the level-distribution plan in
certain circumstances.&#160; The Trust
currently has substantial capital loss carryforwards, and realized and
unrealized net capital losses in its portfolio, which MFS believes, absent
unusual changes to current market conditions, will be sufficient to offset the
Trust&#146;s long-term capital gains.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MFS believes the
Trust will be able to make distributions in accordance with the plan for at
least a year without exceeding the 1940 Act limits on long-term capital gains
distributions.&#160; The Trust intends to file
for exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it to
distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than is otherwise permitted
under the 1940 Act.&#160; There is no
assurance that such exemptive relief will be granted, or, if granted, that it
will be granted prior to when the Trust may be required to deviate from the
level-distribution plan to comply with the 1940 Act limitations.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As previously
reported, in April 2007 the Board also approved MFS&#146; recommendation to change
the Trust&#146;s investment strategy and a proposal to seek </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">shareholder approval to
allow the Trust to use leverage.&#160;
Pursuant to the revised investment strategy, the Trust plans to seek a
higher yield from the portion of the portfolio not required to be invested in
U.S. government or agency securities, by investing in such asset classes as
corporate bonds and emerging market debt.&#160;
MFS believes that while these investments may entail greater risk and
increase portfolio volatility, they are consistent with the Trust&#146;s investment
objective and policies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If approved by
shareholders, the new leverage policy would allow the Trust to strategically
incur indebtedness of up to 33&#8531; percent of its assets at short-term rates
and invest the proceeds in obligations that pay longer-term rates.&#160; Such borrowing would occur when short-term
rates are lower than long-term rates to provide the Trust with the potential to
earn the difference between the long-term rates earned on investments and the
short-term rates paid on the borrowing.&#160;
MFS expects that this can increase the investment performance of the
Trust.&#160; Shareholders will vote on the
leverage proposal at the November 1, 2007 annual meeting.&#160; Leveraging is a speculative technique which
will generally increase the volatility of the Trust&#146;s NAV and possibly the
market price of its common shares.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Both of these
measures are designed to provide a more competitive distribution yield and
potentially narrow the Trust&#146;s share price discount to NAV (although no
assurance can be given that such measures will reduce the discount).</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MFS manages $192 billion in assets on behalf of more
than 5 million individual and institutional investors worldwide as of March 31,
2007. The company traces its origins to 1924 and the creation of America&#146;s
first mutual fund.</font></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Statements made in this release that look forward
in time involve risks and uncertainties and are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect
from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in a Fund&#146;s performance,
a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed-end investment
companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of a Fund&#146;s
investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of a Fund to
implement its investment strategy, inability of a Fund to manage rapid
expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings
or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.</font></i></p>

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