We qualified the date of 1 August 2023, warning once again Cabinet Wever-Croes II that the most recent in its series of measures is one that the merchant will have to calculate, will have a cumulative effect and will eventually pass to the paying citizen. In addition to the economic consequences, the measure will also generate an accumulation of social problems that simply the heartless, arrogant and human-centric government wants to hide under the carpet.
Wyatt-Ras indicated that the 7%, would actually be between 21% to 27% which adds to the existing increase in water and electricity tariffs, among others. This is according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) itself at 11.2% for the price of food, 19.4% for electricity and 21.1% for water, not to mention increases in gas, housing and other necessities of the citizen. “The situation is intolerable”,
As Raad van Advies warned, the 7% BBO also has its effect on inflation, on purchasing power, on the investment climate and will make our tourism more expensive, all of which affects our entire economy. Meanwhile, the government thinks that they’re just going to raise prices and people are going to pay for it because that’s the easiest way for them to get money. While CAFT and Raad van Advies have warned that the country is not working on complying with tax payments from which it could extract more revenue to finance government spending.
Our citizens have difficulty putting bread on the table. Mothers and fathers have worked hard and managed to survive the pandemic, but now find themselves in a situation they can’t cope with, the parliamentarian warns. He fears that this stress will lead to a massive deterioration in mental health that will manifest in the form of depression or force the person to seek income illegally or hide problems in addiction. That wy is the opinion that an accumulation of social problems can be expected. Press release from AVP
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