LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales has decided to cut his own salary in half once he enters office next month, La Razon newspaper reported.
The controversial leftist leader said his Cabinet and federal lawmakers can also expect cuts in salaries and expenses saying that officials should suffer the same burden as others living in South America's poorest country.
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Morales was elected this month promising radical reforms to Bolivia's free market economy such as dispersing revenue from the country's lucrative gas reserves to the public.
He has also called for the legalization of the production of coca, the plant from which cocaine is made.
