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Rising food prices during the month of Ramadan in Algeria
31/07/2011
BAGHDAD - A. P. To face the Algerians cost of living with the approach of Ramadan, which sees a big increase in consumer prices, although the government announced measures reassuring to avoid trouble again against the high cost of living. Said Malika Septuagint in the market for the navigator in central Algiers, which complains' like every year in Ramadan, the price goes up We are paying the price '. This includes the permanent market located in the underground floor of parking vendors vegetables, meat and fish have all prepared for a campaign of Ramadan. Also invoke a beautiful family, a mother put the goods in her bag, and talking about 'eating his over-zealous'.
And working women, most of the day to prepare a 'breakfast' of Ramadan at the moment of a warm family gathering around a table placed upon the different varieties of food, more than usual. The Liberte newspaper headline about 'bleeding programmer in the pockets of families', criticizing the high price of 'unreasonable' in the food. The newspaper also spoke of the popular home since 21 July for 'beginning of the rise in prices'. She said the kg raisins ', which was sold a few weeks ago about 250 dinars, h (2,5 euros) amounted to 500 dinars (5 euros)' in the Algerian capital. In Oran (450 km west of the capital), the largest cities west of the country, I spoke newspaper Quotidien d'Oran 'rate of rise of the' five to twenty dinars' in the material fresh. Daily newspapers and talk extensively about the high prices. Omar said vegetable vendor in the market that the 'customers think they are obliged to buy more of the material in this period because they are afraid of her disappearance' of the market Kalaawam previous. According to the newspapers 'head of the household' were attending to the necessary storage products such as chicken and fresh vegetables in the fridge. He called the General Union of Algerian Traders and professionals in favor of Sweileh consumers to stick to 'buying habits in' and the adoption of the behavior of 'rational' a whole day of the year. He considered that the 'supply increases during Ramadan,' and that consumer behavior causes excessive rise in prices. He advised the Union of Algerian consumers 'boycotts of products whose prices rise more than 50 percent' to get it to drop. He said Nur al-Din in charge of running a market on the navigator, arguing 'there is no criteria set by the State does not control prices'. The Ministry of Commerce announced mobilization of 2,500 observers, which was considered Liberte is an insufficient number in front of 'the increasing number of traders'. It is estimated that the minimum salaries by 15 dinars (150 euros) and spend most of the small salary in monthly costs. Indigents and the distribution of the Ministry of National Solidarity, as well as 'Ramadan pause' Altqldeh which include sugar, cooking oil, milk, tomato paste ...
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