Bonuses slide through Parliament, City Council
Dec 09, 1999
By J. Michael Lyons
RIGA - 'Tis the season to be jolly. Especially if you are an elected official or you work for one.Latvia's parliament was unsure what to do with leftover payroll money from the 1999 budget. So its leadership has decided to quietly split 121,000 lats ($208,625) among MPs and Parliament workers, prompting eyerolling from the public and a thorough chiding in the local press.Not to be outdone, Riga's mayor gave City Council members and their underlings bonuses, extra bonuses to the finance departmen ...
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