Fighting inflation

Press, 27 April 1988, Page 16

Fighting inflation

Sir.—l was gratified to read | of 'he Minister! of Finance'sj reso ve to continue the attack (ini inflation 'April 15j. The Minister’ w; s reported Lis cautioning': agnnst inflationary expectation I ankl saying that increased com-; peki ion within the domestic mar-j ken would lower that expectation.) He indicated that the Govern-j

men! ’was ":l>.-uding from lhe front' will doniimmu restraint n;'. ."pending iciii ,i t ght mimetary policy Rea.-Eurin.: "tuff One can iniagitei rii> astonishment when later Hint da*. 1 purchased a booklet of let sear h coupons at the lands and deeds section o' the Ministry of iustice. From April IL lie;, have increased m price frorrl $lO to $5 >. a 25 per cent increase Ini" is only one (H many.hugd (.orernment department ’ incneao.i-" the past eighteen mi nt’hs. jome have indeed been luj- to : ie re-H cost of service" being passed ■■n to the consume/ ri those services. These r,; :l l ugh were .only set ten rioiidh- agi ' Whal on earth i." g'linl’ ' n in • :ese d-, partmerits'’ I -,-ii « n’y it is either extraijr' inam • p--W budget planning or biai.-.ru profiteering. bui either way we have no rights of rec -uLe i : m expected to be m jrf romp'titi'-e while they, the ,'u-jticv Department, have no comaetitmr Over the past two ,-et.r>| I am C'-nsistentiy reminded i f the quote from George (irwell's book. "Animal Farm" "AH! pigs arte equal, but some pigk lire! mor-! equal than others." -- Ymirs, etc . w. g.iw[hala[n April 1 k L;9"N. I