Russian Region Slashes Local Government to 7 People to Cut CostsThe Zabaikalsky region in Russia's Far East is set to slash costs by reducing its government to just seven people as part of a new bill, the TASS news agency reported Monday. Officials believe that cutting staff numbers down from 18 people will help the province to save some 10 million rubles ($159,000) a year. The regional government will be reduced to the governor and six deputy ministers, the r
