It is an open secret that we are in a financial hole. As ordinary people removed from the esteemed halls of government offices, we do not know how deep the hole is, of course. Under normal circumstances, you would expect those responsible for managing the national purse to exercise financial prudence, but things are somewhat disappointing at the moment. If you also consider the fact that we are already grappling with a substantial public sector wage bill, which, by the way, has been a topic of discussion for many years, you would expect some change in spending habits. Unfortunately, that shift has not occurred. And because of the delay, we now face as an example a vast public sector wage bill that is out of sync with revenue.
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