Palestinian PM pledges to cut fuel costs, top officials' salaries, after 6 days of protests

Palestinian ministers meet to discuss ways of easing economic hardships as demonstrations grow across West Bank.

By Avi Issacharoff and The Associated Press | 13:24 11.09.12 |

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The Palestinian Authority will decrease fuel prices and cut salaries of top officials, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pledged on Tuesday after days of protests in the West Bank against the high cost of living.

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Too little, too late, by the way how much do those officials earn, when a simple cut is going to ease hardships of the whole population?
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