In the Gazette's on street interviews, one man shows there is still someone with financial sense on the Island, "There is basically only so much that a small business can absorb in relation to payroll. It is going to affect the customer. It has to come from somewhere," said Hamilton shop manager Kyle Parkin. He added: "In these times nothing should be going up."

Yeah, Government is still in the tax and spend mode - only the source is (going, going...) gone now.