First, to deliver important services and facilities to the people. These include well-ordered affordable mobility within the urban areas, efficient transport/delivery of goods and services between our islands, and the provision of low-cost and reliable (electric) power to the whole archipelago.
But central bank independence never meant that the SARB would have completely free reign; neither did it mean lack of accountability. As indicated in Article 224 of the Constitution, which I have just quoted, there has to be (and there is) regular consultation between the SARB and National Treasury.