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Fuel Cuts, Vehicles, Foreign Trips: Pak's Austerity Push As Economy Falters
To reduce the impact of rising petroleum prices, Pakistan has ordered a cut in fuel for official vehicles, bans on vehicle purchases by the state, foreign visits by officials, and official dinners, except those hosted for foreign visitors and delegations.
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Did UP Govt Recommend Two-Day WFH For Offices In Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow? Advisory Sparks Buzz
UP CM Yogi Adityanath pitched work-from-home, reduced official vehicle use and a weekly "No Vehicle Day" as part of a wider austerity and fuel conservation drive amid the West Asia crisis.
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Finance Ministry Directs State-Run Banks To Undertake Austerity Measures
Banks have been directed to defer avoidable expenditure on the purchase of cars, refurbishment of guest houses, among others.
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New Board At IL&FS Initiates Austerity Measures
New IL&FS board initiates austerity measures.
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Pakistan Bans Discretionary Use Of State Funds, First-Class Air Travel By Government Officials
Pakistan government wants to be leaner and more productive; but the six-day week proposal didn’t succeed.
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West Bengal Government Announces Austerity Measures
Curbs on frequent travel of officials to Delhi and other states, holding conferences and meeting at star hotels are among the measures announced by the West Bengal government to curtail "avoidable expenditure" of different departments, a senior government official said.
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No Wasteful Expenditure On Swearing-In Ceremony: Amarinder Singh
Stating that Punjab was in financial doldrums, Chief Minister-designate Amarinder Singh today decided to go in for a simple swearing-in ceremony as an austerity measure. "There will be nothing ostentatious about the oath-taking programme at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning, when Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will administer the oath of office ...
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Idle Workers, Inevitable Cuts: Ministers Grade The Saudi Economy
The kingdom's post-oil plan is nothing more than window dressing for unpopular austerity measures, the minister said.
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Life, Liberty Shouldn't Take Backseat During Austerity: High Court to Government
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Centre that while it follows austerity measures regarding increasing the number of personnel in Delhi Police, it should ensure that life and liberty issues "do not take a backseat".
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Portugal Premier Says 'Ready' to Form Government After Winning Re-Election
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said he was "ready" to form a government after his ruling centre-right coalition won Sunday's general election, in a rare case of a bailed-out country re-electing its austerity government.
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Socialist Challenger Admits Defeat in Portugal Election
The leader of Portugal's opposition Socialists, former Lisbon mayor Antonio Costa, on Sunday conceded defeat in a general election billed as a referendum on four years of harsh austerity policies, as near-complete results gave the ruling centre-right coalition a clear lead.
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Portugal's Ruling Centre-Right Wins Austerity-Test Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition was the clear winner in a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it could lose its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.
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IMF Says No Progress in Greece Talks, Deal Far Off
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said Greece and its official creditors have made no recent progress towards resolving their differences.
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Thousands Flock to Anti-Austerity 'Dignity March' in Madrid
Thousands of people took part in a "march for dignity" in Madrid on Saturday to protest against austerity measures on the eve of a closely-watched regional election in southern Spain.
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PM Modi Boots Officials Out Of The First Class Cabin
The ministry has also barred meetings at five-star hotels, the purchase of cars for government officials and the creation of new posts in central departments.
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Fuel Cuts, Vehicles, Foreign Trips: Pak's Austerity Push As Economy Falters
To reduce the impact of rising petroleum prices, Pakistan has ordered a cut in fuel for official vehicles, bans on vehicle purchases by the state, foreign visits by officials, and official dinners, except those hosted for foreign visitors and delegations.
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Did UP Govt Recommend Two-Day WFH For Offices In Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow? Advisory Sparks Buzz
UP CM Yogi Adityanath pitched work-from-home, reduced official vehicle use and a weekly "No Vehicle Day" as part of a wider austerity and fuel conservation drive amid the West Asia crisis.
-
Finance Ministry Directs State-Run Banks To Undertake Austerity Measures
Banks have been directed to defer avoidable expenditure on the purchase of cars, refurbishment of guest houses, among others.
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New Board At IL&FS Initiates Austerity Measures
New IL&FS board initiates austerity measures.
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Pakistan Bans Discretionary Use Of State Funds, First-Class Air Travel By Government Officials
Pakistan government wants to be leaner and more productive; but the six-day week proposal didn’t succeed.
-
West Bengal Government Announces Austerity Measures
Curbs on frequent travel of officials to Delhi and other states, holding conferences and meeting at star hotels are among the measures announced by the West Bengal government to curtail "avoidable expenditure" of different departments, a senior government official said.
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No Wasteful Expenditure On Swearing-In Ceremony: Amarinder Singh
Stating that Punjab was in financial doldrums, Chief Minister-designate Amarinder Singh today decided to go in for a simple swearing-in ceremony as an austerity measure. "There will be nothing ostentatious about the oath-taking programme at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning, when Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will administer the oath of office ...
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Idle Workers, Inevitable Cuts: Ministers Grade The Saudi Economy
The kingdom's post-oil plan is nothing more than window dressing for unpopular austerity measures, the minister said.
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Life, Liberty Shouldn't Take Backseat During Austerity: High Court to Government
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Centre that while it follows austerity measures regarding increasing the number of personnel in Delhi Police, it should ensure that life and liberty issues "do not take a backseat".
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Portugal Premier Says 'Ready' to Form Government After Winning Re-Election
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said he was "ready" to form a government after his ruling centre-right coalition won Sunday's general election, in a rare case of a bailed-out country re-electing its austerity government.
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Socialist Challenger Admits Defeat in Portugal Election
The leader of Portugal's opposition Socialists, former Lisbon mayor Antonio Costa, on Sunday conceded defeat in a general election billed as a referendum on four years of harsh austerity policies, as near-complete results gave the ruling centre-right coalition a clear lead.
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Portugal's Ruling Centre-Right Wins Austerity-Test Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition was the clear winner in a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it could lose its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.
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IMF Says No Progress in Greece Talks, Deal Far Off
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said Greece and its official creditors have made no recent progress towards resolving their differences.
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Thousands Flock to Anti-Austerity 'Dignity March' in Madrid
Thousands of people took part in a "march for dignity" in Madrid on Saturday to protest against austerity measures on the eve of a closely-watched regional election in southern Spain.
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PM Modi Boots Officials Out Of The First Class Cabin
The ministry has also barred meetings at five-star hotels, the purchase of cars for government officials and the creation of new posts in central departments.
