Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Good Faith, Mahaicony about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them. The following are their comments:
Ramlingam Singh
Ramlingam Singh, a 40-year-old painter and welder: `The cost for everything going up in the market. On Sunday, my mother went to the Mahaica market and she bought bora at a high price. For example, a couple months back, a small bundle bora cost $500/$600; now, the same bundle of bora cost $800. I know how to budget myself, if you don’t know how to budget yourself then you will find problems when buying items. Sometimes, when I work and receive my payments, the money only last for one or two weeks because the cost for items is high. For example, a couple months back, a pound of chicken cost $360; now a pound of chicken cost $500/$400 at some places. My family and I can’t afford to buy grocery items all the time because the items are too costly sometimes; my brother and I do part-time work to take care of our mother and pay the utility bills then buy groceries. The government should look into how retailers and wholesalers are selling their items because when items are imported into the country at a cheaper cost, the middlemen continue to sell their products at a higher price.’
