Local govt officials urged to be selective in foreign trips
KATHMANDU, May 5: The federal government has told local government officials – both elected and appointed – to be selective in their foreign trips.
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KATHMANDU, May 5: The federal government has told local government officials – both elected and appointed – to be selective in their foreign trips.
British PM Rishi Sunak spent over £500,000 of taxpayers' money on private jets over a period of a few weeks. The private jets, that flew Sunak to Egypt, Bali, Latvia and Estonia last year, racked up a bill of £512,321 in travel expenses
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The number of trips abroad made by Estonian residents rose by 319 percent on year to the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022), due largely to the low reference point arising from the Covid pandemic, while the volume of domestic trips also rose, by 45 percent, state agency Statistics Estonia reports.
The lawmakers yesterday said the amount in the budget has never been disclosed to them.