Govt. freezes payroll, to cut staff by July 31: Acento

Santo Domingo. – The government of the Dominican Republic ordereda freeze on its payroll, noting that it cannot designate new people aspermanent employees and the employment contract of all staff contracted bygovernment agencies must be terminate by July 31.

Outlet Acento.com.do reports that president Danilo Medina issuedinstructions that Presidency Administrative minister Jose Ramon Peralta must approveany new appointment.

The President’s instructions were communicated to allministers and managers of all government agencies and related institutions onMay 31, through the Presidency’s Administrative Ministry memo PR-IN-2016-13729.