The
severe
austerity
measures
are
effective
immediately
and
follow
on
from
the
shutting-in
of
oil
production
last
month,
the
BBC
reported
on
Monday.
Although
a
cut
in
expenditure
is
unlikely
to
be
welcomed,
the
regime
of
President
Salva
Kiir
Mayardit
will
have
retained
a
large
degree
of
popular
support
with
the
retention
of
the
budget
on
public
sector
salaries.
South
Sudan
is
also
to
put
more
effort
into
recouping
tax
income,
something
Kiir
promised
in
an
address
to
the
National
Legislature
in
late
January
when
announcing
the
shut-in
of
production.
“Insomuch
as
the…
