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	<title>Comments on: Minister On 2013 Consolidated Fund Statements</title>
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		<title>By: Sleepin dawg</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1835387</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sleepin dawg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I do know is ...this govt. Is actually doing the buisness of its people.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I do know is &#8230;this govt. Is actually doing the buisness of its people.</p>
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		<title>By: forwhatitsworth</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1834630</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is more startling and more telling that employee costs are 69.3% of revenue ($866.6m).  And don&#039;t forget these numbers are up to 11 months ago.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is more startling and more telling that employee costs are 69.3% of revenue ($866.6m).  And don&#8217;t forget these numbers are up to 11 months ago.</p>
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		<title>By: Serious Though</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1830811</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 23:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Total employee costs were $600.9 million or 47.9% [2012 - $583.6 million or 46.8%] of total expenses. Included in this amount is $114.3 million [2012 - $113.1 million] of non-cash retirement benefit expenses.

This is not sustainable , should be at  30% , 15% going to infrastructure  development and other industries development like fishing,]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Total employee costs were $600.9 million or 47.9% [2012 - $583.6 million or 46.8%] of total expenses. Included in this amount is $114.3 million [2012 - $113.1 million] of non-cash retirement benefit expenses.</p>
<p>This is not sustainable , should be at  30% , 15% going to infrastructure  development and other industries development like fishing,</p>
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		<title>By: Axcot</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1829743</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Axcot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And not a peep from her pal, Batty Dump.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And not a peep from her pal, Batty Dump.</p>
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		<title>By: North rock</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1829390</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[North rock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laverne, you no unnerstand this stuff ? Wherefore you gone ? You make sure you get Chris coffee every morning...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laverne, you no unnerstand this stuff ? Wherefore you gone ? You make sure you get Chris coffee every morning&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Kangoocar</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1829208</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kangoocar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, was thinking the same thing, &quot;swing voter&quot; all I hear are  tree frogs, coming from their camp????]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, was thinking the same thing, &#8220;swing voter&#8221; all I hear are  tree frogs, coming from their camp????</p>
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		<title>By: jt</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1828763</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[.....and on time too.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;..and on time too.</p>
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		<title>By: swing voter</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2014/03/minister-on-2013-consolidated-fund-statements/#comment-1828439</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[swing voter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I&#039;ve noticed....numbers people have a way of keeping the politically biased, emotionally driven bloggers very very quiet...thanks uncle Bob!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing I&#8217;ve noticed&#8230;.numbers people have a way of keeping the politically biased, emotionally driven bloggers very very quiet&#8230;thanks uncle Bob!</p>
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