WILLEMSTAD – Rising fuel prices and increasing living costs are pushing more Curaçao families into financial difficulty, according to opposition MP Sheldry Osepa, who is now demanding detailed financial explanations from the government.
In a lengthy parliamentary submission, Osepa warned that the sharp increase in gasoline and diesel prices is not only affecting motorists but is also driving up prices across the broader economy.
According to the PNP parliamentarian, many families are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of food, transportation, and daily necessities.
He specifically warned that Curaçao’s middle class is increasingly under pressure and questioned what plans the government has to support households earning slightly above the threshold for the promised 100-guilder monthly compensation program.
“Minister ta konsiente ku hopi di e luchadónan aki tampoko no por tene kabes riba awa?” Osepa asked in his parliamentary questions.
The opposition politician also linked the rise in fuel prices to worsening poverty levels on the island and asked the government to explain what impact the increases in gasoline and diesel prices are having on social conditions in Curaçao.
In addition to questions directed at the Ministry of Social Development, Osepa submitted several financial questions to the Ministry of Finance regarding how the government is funding the promised support program.
He requested detailed explanations concerning funds received from government-owned companies, copies of government decisions authorizing the payments, and updated figures showing how much additional tax revenue the government has collected through turnover tax and fuel excise duties since February 2026.
Osepa further questioned why Parliament has not yet received what he described as a serious and documented explanation of how the 100-guilder payments will be distributed.
Among his final questions was whether ministers still maintain government credit cards worth approximately 35,000 guilders during what he described as an ongoing economic crisis affecting ordinary citizens.
The parliamentary questions come amid broader public concern about inflation, fuel prices, and the rising cost of living on Curaçao, issues that have increasingly dominated political debate in recent months.