Overview
- Federal authorities issued the package on Thursday, Sept. 17, imposing immediate three-month limits on official fuel, travel, procurement and some commercial hours.
- The government cut official vehicle fuel allocations by 50% for three months while exempting operational armed forces, law enforcement, essential services and development-project vehicles.
- A complete ban was placed on non-essential foreign travel for three months with economy-class required for unavoidable trips, and a freeze on government purchases of vehicles and most durable goods while permitting IT and development procurement.
- Commercial and social limits include 9pm closures for shops and malls, 10pm closure for event halls, 11pm closure for restaurants, and a one-dish rule for wedding functions, with pharmacies, hospitals, fuel stations and other services exempted.
- The package mandates a 5% cut in non-employee recurring spending, sets up a committee to review exemption requests, and could affect winter power planning and provincial budgets if regional administrations adopt the measures.