Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson Second Budget Speech – More Questions Than Answers

Open letter to Prime Minister David Thompson 

Dear Sir,

Everyone who was remotely interested in what you had to say in your budget speech yesterday in Parliament was eagerly looking forward to you addressing the issue of the high cost of living affecting the working class, middle class and quite possible the upper middle class. Atlas that was not to be. Not only does the monopolistic, interlocking directorship distributive sector have this country in a stranglehold, the union also have this country in a somewhat lockdown. Whilst the man in the street is somewhat ‘bewildered’ as to why Government’s hand are tied in addressing the high food prices, a list of comparative prices at various supermarkets published in last Friday’s WEEKEND NATION did not have the full impact as it should simply because they was no previous prices to compare with. Yet again the consumer is shortchanged because of inefficiency on the Government’s part.