Mexico tightens pay cap, eliminates presidential pensions

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has tightened laws dictating that public servants can’t earn more than the president and eliminated so-called golden parachutes for elected officials.
Lawmakers decreed via the official gazette Monday that there will be some exceptions for salaries of employees with high levels of specialization and technical expertise, but even those salaries will be capped at 50 percent more than the president’s salary.
President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tak