Cost Cutting: IDF to Limit Use of Fuel
Written by: Aaron Katsman | April 14, 2009
Looking to save money and cut costs, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced limits on fuel consumption.
According to Ynet: “In an effort to save money, IDF soldiers have been ordered to scrimp on gas. Effective October at the latest, all military-issued cars will be ordered to use no more than predetermined amounts of fuel. Any officer with a military-issued vehicle using more gas than this amount will automatically have the difference deducted from his or her salary. In the event that the vehicles belong to the division rather than an officer, fuel use exceeding the preset limit will be docked from the division’s budget. The plan is expected to save the IDF, host to some 12,000 motor vehicles including over 8,000 cars, some NIS 20 million (about $5 million) annually. Currently, the IDF uses over 150 million liters of fuel a year.”
This seems like good policy. Even tough gas prices have dropped dramatically, this bit of forced discipline will save taxpayers money. Money, that in this current economic environment, they don’t have.
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