For Some, No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

World Briefing | The Americas
Cuba: For Some, No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
By REUTERS
Published: September 26, 2009

Cuba said it would close state-run lunchrooms in four government
ministries and increase the pay of their workers in an experiment
intended to cut government subsidies. The move is part of President Raúl
Castro's campaign to reduce spending by weaning Cubans off subsidies. If
it works, it will be "extended gradually to the whole country," the
newspaper Granma reported. It said more than 3.5 million people got
subsidized lunches at 24,700 state lunchrooms every workday, at an
annual cost to the government of $350 million.

World Briefing - The Americas - Cuba - For Some, No Such Thing as a Free
Lunch - NYTimes.com (26 September 2009)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/americas/26briefs-Cubabrf.html