Officials who continued to flout austerity rules punished

The country's top anti-graft department has published a stern warning about the illegal use of public money for personal benefits and reiterated its determination to press ahead with the fight against violations of austerity rules.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection earlier this week listed five incidents of senior officials who ignored the eight-point austerity rules and continued to use public money to pursue luxury lifestyles.

A nationwide campaign against corruption and the "eight-point rules", usually referred to as austerity rules, were introduced on Dec 4, 2012.