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On average, consumer prices rose 5.6 percent in 2022, up from the 2.9 percent seen the previous year, according to the most recent data released by The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB). The most expensive category of consumables for Bahamians in 2022 was food and non-alcoholic beverages, which saw a yearly average increase of
The government has increased the allocation to social assistance benefits this fiscal year by $4.1 million. The revised figure is part of the government’s revised figures in its 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget of Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. In total, social assistance benefits increased from $29.9 million to $34 million. Under the total, foster care
The government decreased the allocation for wages and salaries in the 2022/2023 fiscal year by $19.8 million. The revised figure is included in the 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget and Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, which was tabled by Prime Minister Philip Davis in the House of Assembly on Wednesday. The government approved $732.7 million in
The government’s budgeted expenditure for travel and subsistence in the 2022/2023 fiscal year has increased from $14.8 million to $18.8 million. The increases, which include totals for both domestic and international travel and subsistence, total $3,963,532. The numbers are part of the government’s revised figures in its 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget of Draft Estimates of Revenue
“[…] How will retrenching 2500 workers and putting the delivery of water in the hands of another foreign water management company result in the delivery of a safe and reliable water supply 24-7 to the citizens? …” The following Letter to the Editor about the latest report about the Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) was submitted to Wired868 by Gerry Kangalee of Rambert Village: Photo: Wasa headquarters in St Joseph (via guardian.co.tt) The so-called revelations about Wasa made by the cabinet sub-committee have been public knowledge for years and years. Who didn’t know Wasa is a ho...