A brave but difficult budget

We all knew it was going to be a difficult budget. Even the super optimist did not expect much from this budget. Our economy and the economy of the world are still reeling from recession. Signs of recovery are very slow and far between.

This will without doubt go down as a very brave budget. In the midst of many expectations and problems, the minister decided not to award any salary increase to public servants - for the second time in two successive years.