The main opposition APNU+AFC has said public servants deserve better than the 7% across-the-board pay hike announced by the government.
“They deserve better and in comparison, they got better under the APNU+AFC administration,” the coalition said in a statement issued in reaction to the announcement.
The coalition highlighted that Guyanese are currently facing a 14% increase in food prices, resulting in a significant reduction in their standard of living. “In many homes at least one income earner has lost their job over the last year further reducing the spending capacity of families. The President recently informed the nation that the situation will worsen over the next year and the PPP’s solution to this horrible economic climate is a 7% increase for public servants,” it lamented.
