POVERTY ON THE DECLINE

EFFECT OF RISE IN EMPLOYMENT & INCREASE OF MINIMUM WAGE

“One of the first challenges we faced entering office was an unemployment rate of 30 percent and poverty was estimated to be at 53 percent. Today, after months of meticulous planning and reforms, and despite all we have suffered together from climate disasters to the Corona virus pandemic, unemployment now stands at 5percent - an unprecedented feat for Belize.” –

PM John Briceño

201,616 MONETARY POVERTY IN BELIZE 2018 persons living in Belize

Monetary poverty affects

According to the numbers, 68,100 less Belizeans can be considered poor today. Poverty levels went down from 53 percent to 35 percent. The numbers are reality and we need to continue working to improve all our situations. PlanBelize has proven to work internationally, bilaterally and, now, locally. It is showing up in our statistics—low unemployment, low crime, low poverty. Even the minimum wage increase to five dollars was seen to have an effect as 42, 845 persons directly benefitted with now having a greater purchasing power. PlanBelize has made strides in just over two years of on the ground work. In 2020, planBelize soldiers set out to

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