Says cabinet members will not take salaries, announces cuts in lawmakers' salaries and fuel allowances
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a four-day work week and work-from-home policy as part of wide-ranging austerity measures in light of the fuel crunch caused by the prevailing Middle East crisis following attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.
Addressing the nation, the prime minister announced a number of measures as part of an overall austerity plan to manage the current situation.
He said a meeting was held today in which both federal and provincial governments participated and several important decisions were made.
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The prime minister said that for the next two months, fuel allocated to government vehicles would be reduced by 50%, except for ambulances. Further, 60% of vehicles used by government departments would be taken off the roads.
The prime minister said that members of the cabinet, including ministers, advisers and special assistants, would not draw salaries for two months while the salaries of members of parliament would be reduced by 25%.
"Expenditures of all government departments, apart from salaries, will be reduced by 20%," he further said.
PM Shehbaz said that senior government officials in Grade 20 and above, earning more than Rs300,000 per month, would
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