Forwarded from Liv C
Note that Iran plans to use "Digital Coupons" to get bread. “Other food items will be added later." -- We are already arriving at digital food rationing.
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Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran
Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of "provocateurs"
The protests were triggered by a cut in government subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes as high as 300 percent for a variety of flour-based staples.
Iran’s official inflation rate is around 40%, and some estimate it is over 50%. Almost half Iran’s 82 million population are now below the poverty line.
The government plans to offer digital coupons in the next couple of months for limited amounts of bread at subsidised prices. The rest will be offered at market rates. Other food items will be added later.
#FoodShortages #Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/soaring-bread-prices-spark-protests-shop-fires-iran-irna-2022-05-13/
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Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran
Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of "provocateurs"
The protests were triggered by a cut in government subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes as high as 300 percent for a variety of flour-based staples.
Iran’s official inflation rate is around 40%, and some estimate it is over 50%. Almost half Iran’s 82 million population are now below the poverty line.
The government plans to offer digital coupons in the next couple of months for limited amounts of bread at subsidised prices. The rest will be offered at market rates. Other food items will be added later.
#FoodShortages #Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/soaring-bread-prices-spark-protests-shop-fires-iran-irna-2022-05-13/
Reuters
Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran, IRNA reports
Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of "provocateurs", the official IRNA news agency said on Friday.