And while firemen need all kinds of upgrades, both in promotions, pay and equipment, they still won't be getting that 10% back on the paycheck - at least not yet.
Hon. John Briceno - Prime Minister
"Not right now, I wish I could say yes but the truth is no. We're not there yet. Remembering the UDP left a bankrupt government and we were burning a million dollars a day and we've turned things around, the other day I said we're in the black but other expenses re coming in so we're not where we are as yet."
Reporter
"How much are we spending a day?"
Hon. John Briceno
"I don't have the number but let's put it this way we used to have a million dollar deficit a day, we certainly are no where close to that."
The government had promised the unions that they would cut the public officers' pay and do an assessment check every six months. Well, the first six months has elapsed, and, yesterday, the PM said the pay cut stays.
