President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde sees nothing wrong with the increases of the salaries of government ministers but says similar considerations must be given to other qualified persons and the inadequacies of salaries across the public sector should be addressed.
The new APNU+AFC government has been severely criticised for the 50% salary increases that have been given to Cabinet ministers mere months after they were sworn into office.
Some critics have pointed out that the coalition government would have campaigned on providing a better life for all Guyanese