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Austerity measures withdrawn: No more holiday on Friday
Key takeaways
- Under the new directives, the government has ended the work-from-home and additional holiday facilities, completely restoring full fuel quotas for government officials’ use.
- Furthermore, the restriction requiring the grounding of 60 percent of government vehicles has been officially withdrawn.
- Following the Prime Minister’s approval, the Cabinet Division issued a formal notification declaring an end to these specific fuel-saving and austerity measures.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday night approved the termination of several austerity measures enacted on March 9, which were originally implemented in response to a spike in global fuel prices following the Iran-US war, ARY News reported.
Under the new directives, the government has ended the work-from-home and additional holiday facilities, completely restoring full fuel quotas for government officials’ use.
Furthermore, the restriction requiring the grounding of 60 percent of government vehicles has been officially withdrawn.
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