King Scales Back Austerity Plan That Set Saudis Grumbling (JMD quoted on Bloomberg)
King Scales Back Austerity Plan That Set Saudis Grumbling
By Glen Carey, Nadeem Hamid and Vivian Nereim
Updated on April 24, 2017, 12:03 amPublished on April 23, 2017, 7:28 am
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman restored bonuses and allowances for state employees, scaling back an austerity program that generated criticism among citizens accustomed to…