Syria gov t raises bread and diesel prices as crisis deepens
Price hikes coincide with a decree that increases public sector salaries by 50%
By AFP - Jul 12,2021 - Last updated at Jul 12,2021
A Syrian woman carries a container of water provided by the UNICEF in Syria s northeastern city of Hasakeh, on July 8, after disruption in water supply from the Alouk station (AFP photo)
DAMASCUS Steep bread and diesel price hikes went into force in government-held parts of war-torn Syria on Sunday, bringing more pain for civilians in a long-running economic crisis.
Damascus has repeatedly raised fuel prices in recent years to tackle a financial crunch sparked by the country s decade-long civil war and compounded by a spate of Western sanctions.
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DAMASCUS: Steep bread and diesel price hikes went into force in government-held parts of war-torn Syria on Sunday, bringing more pain for civilians in a long-running economic crisis.
Damascus has repeatedly raised fuel prices in recent years to tackle a financial crunch sparked by the country’s decade-long civil war and compounded by a spate of Western sanctions.
The price of diesel fuel nearly tripled and the price of bread doubled on Sunday, according to the official SANA news agency, only days after Damascus announced a 25 per cent increase in the price of petrol.
“This was all expected and now we fear further increases in the price of. food and medicine,” Damascus resident Wael Hammoud, 41, said while he waited for more than 30 minutes to hail a cab to take him to work.
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