Pressure released

Ah! Finally it was a pleasure upshot - a release of last minute pressure - after months of harsh working pressure. Eventually I got my office's taxation jobs completed ahead of schedule before June 30. When I saw happy faces of my colleagues who were collectively enjoying the contentment of "mission possible" by beating the job's deadline, I was happy too this evening thanks to the full cooperation of all colleagues.

We had our works this year procrastinated for some reasons: some because we had failed to call upon clients to get task systematically at hand; some because some of our colleagues were still fresh to get idea to start; others because of the "World Cup 2006" heat that makes the whole system to slow down. That certainly included my frequent escapes from "dull and unpleasant tasks" to reserve for watching football!

A darker day

Today marks the darker day in the life of consumers. Electricity tariff in the peninsula goes up by 12% from today.

TNB said the increase will not affect the low to medium income group which uses less than 200kWh of electricity per month as the existing rate of 21.8 sen per kWh remains unchanged. Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik said those unaffected by the tariff increase made up 60% or 3.036 million of the 5.1million households in the peninsula.

Many poor consumers who are delighted that their watt consumption is falling below the marginal hiking point, are happy of being good fortune. As they have believed that the government is having the people in mind before allowing the increase by TNB. So they have expressed comfortably that they are not affected. In fact, it's so stupid for not understand simply the cost accounting implication that "wool is coming from the body of sheep".

Commodities from what you eat to what you use in daily life is mostly produced under a cost of electricity. Since the electricity hike will likely affect business circles in all sectors, certainly the burden would be passed on to consumers. And at the end, it is only those people in the low to medium income group to suffer from inflation.

Inflation and deflation play a vital role in the frugality of economy. Let see how people could stand getting balance within the degree of wealth (income) and comfort (spending) in everyday life! May I exclaim Malaysia boleh?