Senegalese PM announces second phase of measures to reduce cost of living

DAKAR, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Friday, in front of the National Assembly, a second phase of measures to reduce the cost of living, following the first phase implemented in last June.

"Very soon, the second phase of measures to reduce the cost of living will be introduced. The Head of State will announce this price reduction to the Senegalese people," he said during the parliamentary session on "Government Current Affairs Questions," which focused on "the surge in prices and the removal of subsidies following the publication of the Court of Auditors' report."