Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla's administration is contemplating a number of austerity measures to scale back government expenses, including proposing an across-the-board $600 Christmas bonus for all public employees and eliminating payments of excess or unused sick days.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla presented Tuesday a budget that includes about $1.4 billion in cuts, including the elimination of 23 agencies and about 100 schools, among other “rational uses of public funds.”
Driven by a drop in payroll and the implementation of a fiscal improvement program at the Education Department, the Office of Management and Budget said Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s expenses so far this fiscal year are under budget and reflect a 6 percent year-over-year decline.
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