Madiun goes ahead with gift packages

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 | Source: ANTARA

MADIUN, East Java: Amid the central government's "efficiency campaign", the Madiun administration has earmarked Rp 1.3 billion (US$130,000) for the purchase of gift packages for its employees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.

The gift packages will be distributed to 16,500 employees of the city administration. The packages, consisting of food and beverages, will be handed out from Friday.

Each gift package cost the administration Rp 80,000 said Bambang, a spokesman with the Madiun administration.

Earlier, the administration gave every neighborhood chief in the city a cash bonus for Idul Fitri of Rp 250,000. The number of neighborhood chiefs in Madiun totals 1,246. -- Antara

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