Status quo and culture of blame-shifting fueling income inequality: DRP, MDP
29 Jan 2013, 7:21 PM
Leah Malone
The Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) agree income inequalities are being fueled by vested interests, faulty government policies and a lack of educational training opportunities for youth.
President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik recently commented on the growing nationwide income disparity despite revenues doubling in the Maldives over the last decade, during a speech on Kan’ditheemu island in Miladhummadulu (Shaviyani) Atoll.
“The provision of incentives for the poor, and boosting their living standards to a certain minimum, are some of the efforts that could be undertaken,” Waheed said.
However the DRP and MDP have agreed that the government is grossly out of touch with the systemic problems fueling inequality in the Maldives.
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