At a non-regular session of the State Great Khural, held earlier today (26^th August), MP’s discussed the approval of the 2016-2020 governmental action programme. At the meeting Finance Minister B.Choijilsuren, announced the plan of laying off 20,000 civil servants in an attempt to put breaks on the swelling public sector wage bill. But the government will focus on creating new jobs for the unemployed civil servants.

In total, 179300 people work as civil servants; this represents a 40 thousand increase compared to 2012.