Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has once again called on the government to immediately implement measures to cushion the skyrocketing cost of living.
He made a specific call for the government to begin tapping into the $5 billion that was set aside in the 2022 national budget to address the steep increases which were brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain bottlenecks. Norton said that prices are now higher than estimated owing to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
“Is it the government’s intention to coldly ignore the average consumer, to squeeze them in this time of plenty? This is not acceptable. We call for the 5 billion Guyana dollars that have been set aside for cost-of-living adjustments in budget 2022 to be immediately put to use in order to shield citizens from these increases in the price of flour and other basic food items.