Arias to Donate Salary in 2007
President Óscar Arias announced yesterday that in addition to giving away his bonus for exclusivity (paid to government bureaucrats so that they don’t work additional jobs), that in 2007 he will donate his entire salary to charity. Since taking office in May, Arias has quietly donated his exclusivity bonus to several charities. This kindness became public this week in an activity at Pueblito, an orphanage.
Yesterday Arias stated that “the truth is that I will not live any better, or any worse, whether or not I have my salary. So I have been donating my bonus since taking office in May. But as of January, I will donate my entire salary.”