The Estonian government approved a budget sequester-2009.

The Government of Estonia has decided to revise the parameters of the state budget for 2009, the Postimees.
  According to the publication of expenditure is planned to reduce by 8 billion crowns (about 660 million dollars).
Estonians are going to save in the first place in the wages of public servants. For example, salaries of police will be reduced by five per cent of doctors - a four per cent. Teacher salaries will not decrease, but the lift expected vosmiprotsentnoe increase.
Salaries of officials will also be reduced - by about seven percent.
In addition, significantly reduce costs for municipalities will have to: they will deprive of the income tax.
The project is expected to seizure on 18 February will be submitted for approval by Parliament.
It is believed that Estonia is less than the other Baltic states suffered from the global financial and economic crisis, but the economics of the republic to stop growth and beginning to show signs of decline.