Looks like an election budget

Given general elections pending in March 2011, HRPP government budget announced 28 May 2010 looks like an election budget with public servant, pensioners and tourism to benefit the most.

Here's my quick comments to an Editorial 'Election year looms large over budget' by Mata'afa Keni Lesa in Samoa Observer 29 May 2010 :-

Response to HRPP Budget 2010 2011

To me, it is as if the country has money to throw away despite the global financial crisis
You watch... after the general elections 2011, if the HRPP is still in government, the real figures will come out, the unemployment figures will triple, and there will be wage freeze in the bulk of the workers, a drop in minimum wage, more privatization and overseas led investments and the national debt will soar. But a security approach will be in place to cater for increase crimes (a sign of a more impoverished country)

Thank you Mr Lesa.