This document is Prime Minister Kenny Anthony's address to the nation on Saint Lucia's fiscal challenges. He summarizes that the government is facing high deficits, debt levels, and unsustainable spending. While some measures have been taken to reduce the deficits, debt remains high at 73.6% of GDP. He argues that wages and salaries in the public sector, which account for 53% of recurrent spending, must be reduced to rein in expenditures and close the budget gap. However, critics argue that the Prime Minister's analysis ignores padding of figures and that expenditures would be better reduced by suspending untargeted social programs rather than cutting public sector wages.