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ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL

19/01/2021 08:25:00 Editor

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Sir,

Even to the layman on the street, who is not privy to what really goes on behind government closed doors, it is quite obvious that government is really in a bad financial state. And unfortunately, the ordinary liSwati has to suffer the consequences of the mismanagement of public funds. EmaSwati have to fork out more of their hard-earned money to back pay politicians during these trying times. The truth is, there is enough money trickling into the government purse on a daily basis yet it seems to quickly evaporate through the many government financial obligations that have culminated into the current fiscal crunch.

Crippling

Whether this is true or not, it is now clear that government is playing a game of robbing Peter to pay Paul, which is completely unnecessary and crippling to the economy as a whole.
Why not use the back pay car allowances on saving the lives of many emaSwati who are dying because of lack of necessary equipment in public hospitals? It would be a different story if the country was facing a fiscal crunch as a result of having paid for things that really matter, for example, equipment, doctors, and medicines in our hospitals.

Exhausting

The situation is getting to a point where it is just exhausting to read on front page news that government is paying politicians according to circular what what. Would it really hurt to prioritise the health of our people among all the other monies wasted? I think we all want to stand behind government and support it in developing our country so that everyone can enjoy an improved healthcare sector and standard of living. Everyone wants to pay tax if the tax we pay will in turn build hospitals and make sure they are fully equipped. It is not really nice to be contributing to the government purse in all the taxes that we pay when our own personal lives and standard of living keeps regressing to the gutter.