Opposition groups AFC and APNU yesterday poured cold water on the government’s announced 8% pay-hike for public servants, calling it a PPP/C bribe for votes and a gimmick that will be eaten up by inflation and taxation.
At an Alliance For Change (AFC) press briefing, the party’s economic advisor Sasenarine Singh and its presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan both lambasted the increase, saying that it does not match the public servant benefits proposed in the party’s economic policies.
“Because of the fact that the
