CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the money which the state is awarding litigants is budgeted for, and therefore it is an absurdity to link it to the cost of living. Mweetwa argues that the money that has been spent on compensations thus far cannot mitigate the cost of living even if channeled towards that cause. Chapter One Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde recently described the compensation of UPND affiliates through consent judgments as insensitive because they were happening amid the increased cost of living. But in an interview, Tuesday, Mweetwa said there was no relationship between compensations and the cost of living. “There is no relationship between compensation and cost of living. That has to be understood and understood...