The indirect consequence is taxation by stealth and we have seen enough of that. Since the Book of Estimates in November and the budget we have had weekly analyses of the country's finances. There has been a slow drip-feed from various sources regarding spending cuts and adjustments across the spectrum. People are becoming very sceptical and they are now being told to pay a 105% increase in their service charges, which is taxation by stealth. The issues under discussion have come together as a consequence of the refusal by the Minister for Finance to fund benchmarking.