The cost of living

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah

Sugar workers in Berbice recently protested the high cost of living and this week we asked persons to comment on how the issue is affecting them and got the following responses:
Nigel Abbensetts, farmer “It is very hard for people to survive with this high cost of living. The main issue is the VAT and government should take off something; 16% VAT is too much. If the government said they care for the people and love them then they should look out for them. They can create jobs and establish more farms such as for rice or establish factories to do canning. This way jobs would be created and both the government and the people would benefit. Life would get better if that happens. The government has the power to make things better. Poor people do not have money to set up factories or invest in big businesses…”…..