Approximately 16, 000 employees, including public servants,Nike Jerseys Wholesale Store, teachers,Cheap Jerseys Store, nurses, and members of the disciplined services, have been receiving the temporary cost-of-living adjustment put in place by the Government.This is according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh,NFL Jerseys For Sale, who was asked by Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence to say how many persons were benefiting from the cost-of-living adjustment, which amounts to $4,000 a month.The payment of this allowance was first intended to last through the end of the year, and the Government has made no announcement if it will continue to pay the allowance in the new year.President Bharrat Jagdeo announced the measure in May to help those workers meet the rising cost for food. Government employees whose basic monthly salaries are $50,000 or less were eligible for the allowance.Dr Singh also pointed out that the Government has made a number of interventions to assist those Government workers.Among those interventions, he said, was the reduction of the excise tax on fuel in times of increasing fuel prices,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, zero-rating a large number of basic food items, increasing the income tax threshold from $28,000 to $35,Wholesale Jerseys From China,000 at the beginning of 2008,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, and increasing old age pension by 63 percent and public assistance by 82 percent this year.Dr Singh said, too, that the Government has provided a substantial cash subsidy to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to contain the increase in electricity tariffs, in addition to financing every substantial investment programme in the company.According to the Finance Minister, the Government has also contained the increase in fees and tolls charged by Government entities for items such as water, ferry and bridge crossings.