Solomon: Ali’s Billions in Spending Failed to Put Food on Guyanese Tables

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament K. Sharma Solomon has criticised the Irfaan Ali Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, arguing that billions of dollars in public spending and repeated relief measures have failed to deliver meaningful reductions in food prices for ordinary Guyanese.

In a statement issued on November 6, Solomon said the Government’s own economic figures raised serious questions about the effectiveness of its agricultural policies and management of the country’s growing oil wealth.

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He argued that while the administration continues to promote cash grants, agricultural subsidies, tax concessions and other interventions, households remain burdened by high grocery bills and rising living costs.