Saudi Arabien

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Saudi monarch announces billions in handouts

Salaries of public employees raised while $66.7bn to be spent on housing in apparent bid to stave off protests.
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2011 19:48
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The numbers announced were large: $66.7bn would be spent on 500,000 housing units and $4.3bn on more medical facilities.

The sweeteners also include an additional two months' wages for all government workers and two extra payments for university students worth around $500.

King Abdullah raised the monthly minimum wage to $800 and announced a monthly payment of around $260 to the country's unemployed.
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