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PAY CUTS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS AS FIJI ECONOMY NOSEDIVES Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/21/2000 - 00:00
SUVA, Fiji Islands (July 20, 2000 - The Fiji Times/Fiji s Daily Post/PINA Nius Online) - A downturn in Fiji s economy resulting in a total revenue reduction of an expected F$153 million has forced a 12.5 percent pay cut for civil servants across the board, effective from August 1st, The Fiji Times said today.
(NOTE: F$ 2.1053 = US$ 1.000 on July 20, 2000)
Its front-page report said: This follows a directive issued by the Deputy Secretary for Finance (Budget Division) to the Information Technology and Computing Services on Tuesday to modify the payroll in order to accommodate the percentage reduction.