“No new cars will be purchased. We must first look at what we have and efficiently deploy those vehicles,” said President Simons who added that real progress was made with the efforts to get back all of the government vehicles. 27 of 30 vehicles that were in the former president’s possession have already been reclaimed. Other ministers such as Minister  Tang and Minister Noersaliem have also reclaimed vehicles that were purchased by previous administrations but which had not been handed over to the current administration yet. But the entire process is not going smoothly. “There are still people who refuse to hand over the vehicles,” said President Simons. In some cases the cars are untracecable.  “We havw asked the ministers to actively search for these vehicles. If these cars are not back in the garage after about a week, we will go to the police to report them missing.” President Simons explained that getting back all of the government vehicles is not only a matter of cutting back on costs but that it is also a matter of accountability and transparency.  “These vehicles are state property and must  be used for  public tasks and not for private reasons,” said President Simons who hopes that all of the cars can be found soon so that it will not be necessary to purchase expensive replacements. “Our objective is to refrain from wasting taxpayers’ money on unnecessary purchases.” The strict policy on government vehicles is part of the plan to cut back on costs in general. “In times of economic pressure it is important for the government to give the good example by using its resources wisely and efficiently.”