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Red-eye flights for penny-pinched foreign trips

ཟླ་༥ 31, 2025 3 mins read
Red-eye flights for penny-pinched foreign trips

Many people assume that every official foreign trip by public servants boosts their personal finances. However, these trips often drain their savings, as the allowances for foreign travel have not been substantially revised in over two decades and fail to cover even basic expenses. With inflation ignored and outdated rates in place, many officials are forced to use their own money just to get by—w

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