The Zabaikalsky region in Russia's Far East is set to slash costs by reducing its government to just seven people as part of a new bill, the TASS news agency reported Monday. Officials believe that cutting staff numbers down from 18 people will help the province to save some 10 million rubles ($159,000) a year. The regional government will be reduced to the governor and six deputy ministers, the r
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