APNU+AFC frontbencher Amanza Walton-Desir yesterday hammered the government for its perceived failure to address the effects of inflation and to take better care of the neediest citizens as she opened the parliamentary debate on the $552.9 billion national budget.
“The Minister with responsibility for Finance stood in this House and told the people of Guyana that in 2021 inflation was close to 6 % and food price inflation in particular was approximately 12%. Yet Mr. Speaker, this government has given to our public servants a meagre 5% after tax increase over a period of two years… The PPP/C government refused to give Guyanese an increase that would at least help them meet the increase in the cost of basic food—food which we need to live…That is how much they care,” said Walton-Desir, who labelled the budget the most “disrespectful, discriminatory, deceitful budget” to ever be presented.
