Mexican president cuts his pay amid recession

Calderon makes 11,300 dollars per month, while his cabinet chief is paid 11,100 dollars, according to government data.
The cuts will also be applied to ministers and state secretaries, senior officials and military unit commanders. No minister, officer or other government official will be permitted to make a salary greater than that of the president.
"A salary must be used to live with dignity but not be seen as a booty," Calderon said.
The finance minister, contacted by AFP, did not give a final figure for the salary reductions.
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