Guyanese Better Off Under PPP - Opinion Poll
Submitted by DailyNews on Tue, 10/25/2016 - 10:07, http://www.guyanadailynews.com...der-ppp-opinion-poll
According to an opinion poll conducted by the Guyana Daily News, 96 percent of Guyanese are attributing unemployment and high crime rate to the rise in cost of living. Ninety three percent of the respondents are of the opinion that the APNU+AFC government has adopted anti-business and working class policies, such as the introduction of the parking meter fees, container taxes, increase in property taxes, etc. which will definitely affect the working class citizens of the country.
The majority of the poll shows that people had a better standard of living under the previous People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration and that their spending power was much greater, because unemployment figures were low; 89 percent of the total respondents said that they have been out of a job since the new government took office. When asked if the government is managing the country in a transparent and prudent manner, majority of the respondents said “no”.
A great percentage of the business community said that the economy is underperforming, especially in the manufacturing and retail sector; 75 percent of service providers in the Georgetown area also said that revenue has declined over the past year and was forced to lay off staff.
Many manufacturers and producers have indicated that continuing production is a farfetched reality presently. When asked: “Are you better off under the present administration?” Fifteen percent responded in the positive, while 10 percent say they are the same; however, 75 percent say that they are worst off under the present APNU+AFC Coalition government when compared to the previous government.