Seldom has a leftist been so austerity-minded as Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
In his first seven months in office Lopez Obrador has cut government posts and salaries, and drastically reduced spending on perks and benefits. He has cut his own salary and plans to sell off the presidential jet, saying that "we cannot have a rich government with the people poor."
But his cuts have begun to seriously hit everyone from athletes to archaeologists, who worry they won't have enough money to carry out essential tasks.
The Mexican Olympic Committee said Wednesday it will no longer be able to offer food, lodging and medical services at their main training complex in Mexico City.
Meanwhile, researchers at the National Institute of Anthropology and History have been hit by layoffs.