NewsWhore
12-27-2006, 04:30 PM
The Dominican Senate has passed a bill that will limit salaries, reduce perks for officials and limit the size of automobiles as well as put a freeze on hiring. These cuts, nevertheless, would be deemed unnecessary if as expected, government revenues increase. Meanwhile, the bill establishes that official vehicles, with license plates beginning with O, cannot be used on weekends and holidays, unless the person assigned the vehicle is on official business. Most government-financed vehicles do not begin with O. It was noteworthy that the senators did not go all out with the President's proposals, and they eliminated one of the suggested measures in a very self-serving manner. The President had requested that the two-vehicle unrestricted duty-free import clause that benefits legislators be reduced to just one vehicle, but the senators removed that clause. According to Diario Libre, many salaries will be reduced by 10% or 15%.
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