Either way you slice it, this new government has a big job ahead. On the one hand, there are thousands of civil servants, all of whom need to be earning a living (forex) wage. On the other hand, there’s an overstuffed 61-strong cabinet, and the various salaries, offices, allowances, vehicles and other perks that these ministers will expect – and, I fear, be given.

As a discussant on an email list I’m on put it recently, “Maybe the striking teachers are justified in declining the US$100 per month and demanding more, because with a cabinet this big, where on earth does the govt get the money to support all these shameless parasites?”

The government may try and tighten its belt and scrimp on salaries for the “treacherous teachers.” But somehow I suspect the Mercedes Ministers are going to get by okay.

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