Public servants around the country are looking to follow suit in the footsteps of the Armed Forces who staged a protest yesterday following a speculated glitch in the Alesco Payroll System. However for the Papua New Guinea Nurses Association, theirs is in protest of a purported increase in taxation by 10%. According to a circular that was sent out yesterday by President of the PNGNA, Frederick Kebai all nurses could boycott working today. In the circular, Kebai appeal to all nurses and along with financial members were told to prepare for a nationwide stop work. He stated that the protest is to showcase to the government the association’s position that the further increase in the income tax from 32% to 42% is unjustified in the face of rising inflation, which has already put pressure on basic food stuff sold in shops around the country. “PNGNA must not remain a spectator while our sister union, the police are now [yesterday] protesting." "The PNGTUC has raised a similar concern last December." The Defence Force has also joined the protest,” the President wrote. Kebai urged the PNGNA to support the mother union and police union starting today if the government does not give in to the plight of the Unions, the overall public servants and the masses of population that have been effected and unable to afford basic services. He urged all to stay united in solidarity to force the government to reverse the increase in tax.