More money should be spent on affordable housing, tourism, seniors and money management classes, according to a street poll conducted by on Tuesday. said Government should spend more on tourism to get away from an over-reliance on international business.

"In the interest of further diversifying the economy, over-reliance on international business is too much of a risk, with tourism being the second economic pillar, I think we need to bolster that," Mr. Thomas said. "With an increased focus of financing and resources put towards tourism, inevitably that will increase the value of nightlife which will attract more young jet-setters around the world to make this their haven like Monaco is, like South Beach is. I think that Dr. Brown is well on his way to making that happen."

But with the announcement of Government's annual Budget on Friday, stood with the majority of those questioned and felt Government's top spending priority should be housing.

"I think in the main, housing and schooling," she said. "Because obviously there is a housing shortage, not so much for the corporations, but for the locals. And not dumps either, affordable and nice." also said more money said be spent on housing.

"I definitely think housing," she said. "Because a lot of people need homes to live in."

When asked whether Government should be spending more money on cricket, she disagreed. "Money management classes," she said. "That's it."

Par-la-Ville Park visitorsaid Government should spend money on the Bermuda Homes for People project ? that planned to build 198 homes in St. David's.

Mr. Flood also said Government money should help replace a dilapidated Salvation Army shelter on North Street, Pembroke.

"It's like a barracks," Mr. Flood said. "There is not even a partition between yourself and the next person. In the showers there is no kind of cubicle. You have got to replace that. In that place mostly the guys are high all day and write-off the place off at night and make a lot of noise." He also said more money should be given to complete a National Sports Complex which he said was nowhere near completion.

However, taxi-driver said Government needed to cut spending. "We all hope they cut back on spending," Mr. Barboza said. "I would say tighten your belt but it seems like they don't wear a belt."

Quoting the title of one of his favourite jazz albums ? deeds not words ? were important, he said.

And said it was important to look after the financial needs of senior citizens. "I think medical costs are out of hand generally for everyone ? but for seniors it is astronomical," Mr. Scott said. "Subsidised medicine could be one way of controlling it."

Increased pensions would be another way of getting senior citizens out of their current financial trap, he said.

Additionally, housing was also important, he said, as rents were astronomical in Bermuda.