Electricity bills have doubled, petrol prices almost doubled and insurance rates tripled, MLA Cline Glidden told the Legislative Assembly.
The last administration left the present government $80 million in surplus and still they were borrowing money, and appeared to have a policy to continue borrowing, he claimed.
On Monday, the West Bay Member was making his contribution to the debate on the Throne Speech and Budget Address.
The West Bay cruise facility has been stopped but he hoped that some good use would be made of that valuable piece of land.
People are excited about the reduction in prices there has been in telecommunications in a short time.
The public is enjoying the benefits of competition, something the previous administration was very keen on, he said.
The garbage dump is of great concern, Mr. Glidden told the House.
For many years they have heard it was close to its capacity but since then have been told there is seven years life left in it.
But it appears that making the calculation are the same people who had miscalculated the amount of ash to be disposed of, he said.
The mound of rubbish is getting bigger and bigger and maybe it is time for the government to look at a possible solution, he added.
They cannot afford to ignore the issue of crime and he would support whatever is necessary to bring safety and security to people, said Mr. Glidden.
The government has to decide whether it is going to be visionary or reactive, he told the House.
Throwing money at crime is not going to solve the problem, he said.
Turning to the cost of living and the high cost of utility rates, Mr. Glidden said people knew that the service provided by CUC was a good one, and the same could be said of Cable & Wireless.
He wondered if the present government would show the political will the previous administration had shown.
Cable & Wireless had had a monopoly but the previous government decided the country could no longer afford to have one provider of telecommunications, and now the country feels the benefits.
CUC has been allowed to increase the rates and he hoped that negotiations with that company would be carried on in the overall interests of the people.
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