The President’s Office has revealed that the government has saved about Rf 30 million within one year since the government began publishing announcements, directives and press releases of government offices in the government gazette.

The President’s Office began publishing the government gazette on 18 February 2009. Prior to that, the gazette was published by the Department of Information.

Government began publishing government announcements, directives and press releases exclusively in the government gazette on 1 September 2009.

A statement issued by the President’s Office, following the anniversary of the first publication of government gazette issued by the Office, said publishing government announcements in the gazette was an important step taken by the government to reduce public expenditure.

Gazette is published on every Monday and Thursday.