Presidential pay cut: Mexican leader to slash salaries

Mexico’s incoming president cuts his own salary in austerity push.

Mexico‘s president-elect has honoured an election promise, by cutting his own salary and those of other politicians.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador cruised to a landslide victory two weeks ago, vowing to take on corruption and the political elite.

He has taken a pay cut of 60 percent.

Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Mexico City.