8.76% up. Wages, not so much. Aakash and Melissa do the painful maths: inflation targets, real-world salary increases, and why this electricity hike hits like a double charge on your budget. If your pay isn’t growing at the same pace, the only thing expanding is the squeeze. This is the kind of increase that doesn’t just change a bill. It changes behaviour. #eNCA
Watch the full episode here: https://www.enca.com/number-day-9-february-2026-876
