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03-17-2011, 05:00 PM
At 9pm tonight, President Leonel Fernandez will speak to the nation from the Presidential Palace. His address will be broadcast on radio and television. He is expected to announce energy saving measures to tackle the increases in the cost of foods, raw materials and international oil prices as well as others. Diario Libre reports that the Orlando Martinez Room was prepared for the speech yesterday, a podium was set up and the National Flag was hung.
The initiative by the President to address the nation came last Wednesday during a meeting of the Council of Ministers, where two commissions were appointed to search for a consensus with the business sector about the savings measures. The commissions were made up of ministers and directors of public agencies.
Readers may recall that in 2007 the government declared a series of energy saving measures, including the elimination of speed bumps, turning off lights and air conditioning units in public offices, banning the use of official vehicles on weekends and holidays and others, but the plan was not enforced for long.
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The initiative by the President to address the nation came last Wednesday during a meeting of the Council of Ministers, where two commissions were appointed to search for a consensus with the business sector about the savings measures. The commissions were made up of ministers and directors of public agencies.
Readers may recall that in 2007 the government declared a series of energy saving measures, including the elimination of speed bumps, turning off lights and air conditioning units in public offices, banning the use of official vehicles on weekends and holidays and others, but the plan was not enforced for long.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)