The Editor, Sir:

Cheers to the current government administration for their vigilance towards accountability of public expenditures by the previous stewards! These exercises should be well appreciated by the affected public.

Should we not expect (under the current atmosphere) similar rigorous audits of all significant current public expenditures, from this point on. This would be followed up by prompt releases to the general public (via the newspapers) in universally understood English for an accounting of those expenditures. This exercise, apart from educating the public on the operations of the government, would also foster transparency. These audits and release should be routine and not prompted solely by suspicion of wrongdoing.

This could establish an example for governments worldwide. For example, the federal government of the USA, where records have shown procurement of items by government agencies at costs in excess of 100 per cent above market. Currently, this information is available, but only to those who know how to find it. Commercial newsprint is the most practical medium through which to reach the general population with this information. Newsletters, etc, target a specific population. An informed general population will likely make informed decisions.

I am, etc.,

EVAN ARCHER

evanarchere1@netzero.net

New York, NY

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