2010 Public Servants Salaries Drop With Lunch, Vacation Tickets Value

"given the economic crisis and low budget revenues, the Executive decided next year will not provide these incentives," a government source told Mediafax wire service.

The proposal was part of the initial budget draft for 2010, but a Wednesday Government ordinance appended to the budget law states it clearly.

In fact, a Government ordinance decided the same thing for 2009, but government agencies raising their own revenues were excepted. Also, negotiations with trade unions watered down the provision allowing government agencies to still provide the tickets if they stayed withing the budget limits already approved.

•Translated by AAP