Hoy newspaper reports that the Ministry of Sports has begun firing people. Reportedly, the ministry staff increased from 2,500 at the start of this administration to 4,500 at present. Earlier, the Ministry had ordered an across-the-board wage reduction. But apparently this was not enough and staff are being let go to meet the budget constraints. Hoy says the first to go are the long time and more experienced employees, not the new employees hired by the PRD. The newspaper says that while the employees are being told the lay offs are due to an austerity plan, others on the payroll are receiving money to make payments on their newly purchased luxury vehicles.
