Mitigated GST is the only sensible way forward
IN AN article on 11 September, after quoting figures illustrating an increase in ‘senior employees’ of the States, Phil Duquemin adds, ‘I do not need to explain what is wrong with the above’. I disagree. Without details of what these people are doing and why the numbers have increased the public have no way of knowing if this is justified. The same applies to the general increase in staff numbers. This is followed by a comparison between private and States employees which I find rather offensive. Let me rephrase it. Private company employees provide services to members of the public who pay individually. States employees provide services to members of the public who pay collectively (in the form of tax).