Muslims across The Gambia especially breadwinners have expressed concern over the exorbitant price that drovers are selling sheep in this period of Eid despite the fact that the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has dropped all taxes on cattle – ram and sheep for this festive period of Eid-al-Adha also called Tobaski slated for Tuesday.
“Lack of price control and non-stable foreign exchange rates which is controlling the Gambian Dalasi is the big failure of President Adama Barrow-led government. In The Gambia today, the forex bureau is more than the commercial banks and ten bureau houses or more operate under one license from Banjul to Basse,” Ebrima Jaiteh who is yet to get a ram for his family lamented.
As more people, especially the average Gambians continued to grumble and complains about the high cost of goods and services, including basic items in the country, Gambians are calling on the Barrow government to do more and address the situation without delay.
More people harped on this while called on government to make efforts and reduce prices of all goods and services to enable average Gambians to afford and access them, especially essential basic commodities. Basic items needed on daily basis are said to be getting out of the purchasing powers of an ordinary man in the street, with concern to the free market policy and our newly found democratic dispensation.
“We are benefiting tax waiver on sale of ram, but yet nothing tangible is seen in reduction of their prices, this is seriously questionable and there is a need for President Barrow and his team to react on the said development now.
“The government should act on the matter, because they should not allow the masses to suffer due to the high cost of goods. This nightmare is caused by the regime, but as the tax on ram is now waived, then price needs to be reduced,” said by an anonymous security officer.
