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.
Published On 17 Jul 2018