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01-19-2007, 07:00 PM
The Central Electoral Board is putting its austerity plan into action. 410 employees have been dismissed, including the Director of Inspections Jose Carela de la Rosa. These employees were either appointed between May and August 2006 (the period after the 2004 presidential election), or were temporary workers and workers who served no function. The JCE has also announced a set price of RD$500 and RD$1,000 for the third and fourth copies of the cedula identity card and has decided to charge foreigners for the printing of their ID cards. The austerity plan at the JCE includes the eventual dismissal of an estimated 400 more employees and a 5 to 15% cut in salaries of high-ranking officials and judges. The plan contemplates reductions in expense accounts and other incentives. First class flights for high-ranking officials are to be suspended. JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman says that the goal is to reduce the institution's budget by RD$12 million per month, from RD$64 million to RD$52 million. Castanos says that the JCE will meet next week to make additional restructuring decisions.
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