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Top politicians in Gothenburg cut their own salaries

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The leaders of the Red-Green parties, Jonas Attenius (S), Marie Brynolfsson (Left) and Klara Holmin (Greens) who are in the majority on Gothenburg City Council.Lyssna: Top politicians in Gothenburg cut their own salariesThe newly-elected politicians running Gothenburg City Council on the west coast of Sweden say they're cutting their own salaries to prioritise public services, several media reported Tuesday.After securing a majority in the September election, the red-green administration in the city is reducing salaries by 5 percent for the coming year for full-time politicians."We are prioritising the needs of the welfare system over our own salaries," Marie Brynolfsson of the Left Party group tells local newspaper Göteborgsposten.Radio Sweden
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