In what is widely considered a selfless move, lawmakers in Liberia, a country in Western Africa, have agreed to cut their salaries and allowances by 30 percent to help fill up the government budget.
President George Weah had proposed a $532.9 million national budget; the lawmakers approved $526 million after cutting their own salaries and those of the officials of the judiciary.
The move is to help the country meet the standards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In the Philippines, a lawmaker has challenged her colleagues at the House of Representatives to become minimum wage earners to experience the struggles of budgeting and plight of ordinary Filipinos.
“Kahit ang senador at mga kongresista, minimum wage natin para nang sa ganoon, eksakto. Magkano ang pamasahe, magkano ang pangkain, magkano ang lahat,” Gabriela party-list representative Arlene Brosas said.