Civil servants to be paid in coupons

SHANGHAI: Civil servants in Hangzhou are to receive part of their wages in shopping vouchers, the city's Party chief Wang Guoping said on Monday.

"About 5 to 10 percent of their salaries will be paid in the form of consumption coupons," Wang was quoted as saying by the Metropolitan Express.

"The Party chief and the mayor will take the lead and all civil servants will follow," he said.