House Of Reps committee proposes increase in fuel price
11 February 2017 |
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House Of Reps committee proposes an increase in fuel price.
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And what about their own salaries and entitlements? When are they going to propose a reduction in line with that of a permanent secretary? If people are waiting for the thieves who claim to be the leaders of the so-called NLC to call for civil unrest, they will end up dying in silence.
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