Govt presents measures in Cabinet to combat rising cost of living in St Kitts and Nevis: PM Harris

He said, "Financial Secretary presented to the Cabinet the final measures to be implemented combat the rising prices of food and fuel and the cost of living generally in St Kitts and Nevis."

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris
Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris

St Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has decided to announce the new measures which are important for the upliftment of the living beings of the citizens of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. The government will implement several measures and it will also be the end result of holding a discussion with the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet of St Kitts and Nevis. 

Through his social media post, Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris stated that measures were announced to combat the rising cost of living. 

He said, “Financial Secretary presented to the Cabinet the final measures to be implemented combat the rising prices of food and fuel and the cost of living generally in St Kitts and Nevis.”

PM Harris stated that the measures will facilitate the citizens of the Federation to make their life easy after living in St Kitts and Nevis. He said that it is important to have a good lifestyle in which people could afford to have the basic needs of living in the country. 

Prime Minister Timothy Harris noted, “This policy document is the end result of discussions between the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet which began several weeks ago. Some of the measures had already been implemented such as the adjusting for bread and other bakery products.”

Prime Minister Harris has announced various other measures to uplift the lives of the people and stated that he will always be committed to the concept of Team Unity

While talking about the crime rate in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, PM Harrs also underlined that due to his administration the country has witnessed the low crime year in the last 20 years. 

He stated, “We have achieved the best crime detection rate in over 20 years last years.”

Prime Minister also emphasized that the Team Unity administration is delivering on its commitment to keep people safe.