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Pakistan To Cut Expenses Of Ministers, Advisers By 15% In Austerity Drive
Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today.
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Congress Starts Austerity Drive, Asks MPs To Contribute Rs 50,000 A Year
From urging parliamentarians to use their air travel benefits instead of charging the party, to donating Rs 50,000 a year to the party's coffers, the opposition Congress party has announced a range of measures to cut costs and raise funds.
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After Oil-Rich "Magic Decade", Austerity Drive A Crushing Blow To Saudis
Juggling two mortgages and part-time jobs, Saudi academic Abdullah finally came close to building his own home, but the kingdom's coronavirus-triggered austerity drive has dealt a crushing blow to his dreams.
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Saudi Triples VAT, Halts Government Handouts In Austerity Drive: Report
Saudi Arabia's finance minister on Monday said the kingdom will triple its Value Added Tax (VAT) and halt monthly handout payments to citizens in new austerity measures amid a coronavirus-led economic slump.
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Ecuador President Lenin Moreno's Austerity Drive Dented By Protests
Ecuador began counting the cost Monday of 12 days of indigenous protests against fuel hikes that left eight demonstrators dead and severely dented President Lenin Moreno's austerity program.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Pak Rupee Sinks To Record Low Day After Imran Khan's 100 Days In Office
Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of payment crisis.
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Latest In Pak Austerity Drive, A Buffalo Auction At Imran Khan's House
The Pakistani premier's house milked its livestock reserves Thursday as dozens gathered for a buffalo auction in the capital Islamabad, in the latest push for Prime Minister Imran Khan's highly publicised austerity drive.
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UP On Austerity Drive, Government Events At Private Hotels Banned
No government parties, events, functions and workshops of the Uttar Pradesh government will now on be organised in private hotels, an official said today.
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UP Orders Strict Austerity Measures For Bureaucrats. Details Here
Rolling out strict austerity measures, the Uttar Pradesh government has asked its officials to curtail expenses on foreign visits, fly economy class and avoid holding lunch or dinner meetings at five-star hotels.
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Pakistan To Cut Expenses Of Ministers, Advisers By 15% In Austerity Drive
Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today.
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Congress Starts Austerity Drive, Asks MPs To Contribute Rs 50,000 A Year
From urging parliamentarians to use their air travel benefits instead of charging the party, to donating Rs 50,000 a year to the party's coffers, the opposition Congress party has announced a range of measures to cut costs and raise funds.
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After Oil-Rich "Magic Decade", Austerity Drive A Crushing Blow To Saudis
Juggling two mortgages and part-time jobs, Saudi academic Abdullah finally came close to building his own home, but the kingdom's coronavirus-triggered austerity drive has dealt a crushing blow to his dreams.
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Saudi Triples VAT, Halts Government Handouts In Austerity Drive: Report
Saudi Arabia's finance minister on Monday said the kingdom will triple its Value Added Tax (VAT) and halt monthly handout payments to citizens in new austerity measures amid a coronavirus-led economic slump.
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Ecuador President Lenin Moreno's Austerity Drive Dented By Protests
Ecuador began counting the cost Monday of 12 days of indigenous protests against fuel hikes that left eight demonstrators dead and severely dented President Lenin Moreno's austerity program.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Pak Rupee Sinks To Record Low Day After Imran Khan's 100 Days In Office
Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of payment crisis.
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Latest In Pak Austerity Drive, A Buffalo Auction At Imran Khan's House
The Pakistani premier's house milked its livestock reserves Thursday as dozens gathered for a buffalo auction in the capital Islamabad, in the latest push for Prime Minister Imran Khan's highly publicised austerity drive.
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UP On Austerity Drive, Government Events At Private Hotels Banned
No government parties, events, functions and workshops of the Uttar Pradesh government will now on be organised in private hotels, an official said today.
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UP Orders Strict Austerity Measures For Bureaucrats. Details Here
Rolling out strict austerity measures, the Uttar Pradesh government has asked its officials to curtail expenses on foreign visits, fly economy class and avoid holding lunch or dinner meetings at five-star hotels.
