Budget measures
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Reduction of current expenditure (chapter II) in 2009
The General State Budgets contemplate a 1.8% reduction of current expenditure on goods and services, which will help save nearly 65 million Euros in 2009, which will be invested in alternative initiatives (production expenditure and social expenditure).
Beneficiaries
Society as a whole, as these resources will be invested in new measures to boost up economy.
Development
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Reduction of public staff expenditure
Public expenditure on Employment Bids for the incorporation of new public servants to the Crown is reduced by 70%, in order to slow down the increase of staff expenditure. This measure will not affect essential public services, namely, education, health care, safety and public peace or Justice. This will help save 300 million Euros until [...]
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The salaries of senior State officials
The complementary and basic revenues of senior State officials (Director General and higher), public companies and other State institutions will be frozen during 2009, as an austerity measure and as an example for the rest of the Public Organisms, many of which have also adopted similar measures, in consonance with the Government’s announcement.
Beneficiaries
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Current expenditure reduction (chapter II) in 2008
The Government issued notice of non-availability of 20 million Euros for current expenditure in 2008 in order to implement the austerity criteria that prevailed during the elaboration of the Budgets for 2009. This amount will be proportionally distributed among the different Ministries.
Beneficiaries
Society as a whole, for these resources will be invested in new measures aimed [...]
