Brace yourself for resistance - TUCOSWA
MBABANE – The gov ernment should brace itself for resistance if it will make the people repay the loans through increased taxes. This is the feeling of the Trade 8nion &ongress of Swa]iland T8 &OSW$ Secretary *eneral, 0du du]i *ina.
*ina said most decisions made in Eswatini were under a cloud of se crecy.
The government must brace itself for resistance from the taxpayers if they want to increase taxes for the purpose of paying back the loans.
PRIORITIES
$sked if he was happy with the pur pose for which the loans were made, he said seemingly, the country must put priorities in order.
³This results into capital proMects that will eventually become white elephants. &learly, as we speak, our international airport is not used to its maximum. ,t is used only by a few planes, which means we are concen trating efforts on while elephants.
³The ,&& and F,S+ was said to be ideal for the $frican 8nion Secre tariat and that the country will have other conferences. ,t is clear that this will not happen,” he added.
*ina said the loans should be made for social development initiatives to benefit the people.
WARNED
³They must be warned that if they continue to make such decisions for the people, there must brace them selves for resistance,” he said.
*ina said the country was lacking in strong governance.
³The productivity of the country will be measured by the strong in stitutions which are involved in the running of the country. ,f the execu tive feels it is not accountable to the public but the appointing authority, there will be a conflict of interests,” he said.