Higher fuel prices Affect on the living situation
Higher fuel prices Affect on the living situation
29/10/2006
Source: Dar Al-Hayat
The few days that preceded Eid Al-Fitr, were a suitable occasion to picture the difficult living situation of Iraqi people after the prices of all goods and services went sky high, which made Iraqis recall years, not long ago, thought to have been forgotten.
Transport wages, that doubled due to the rise in the prices of oil derivatives, have led to a situation can no longer citizens deal with its results because of the disproportionate daily income with the reality of the new prices and the repercussions of inflation, which is constantly increasing.
Citizen, Rifaat Sahib, a government employee, referred to the suffering of a large segment of his colleagues, by saying: "the suffering is real and unprecedented in the lives of people especially that the increase in the salaries of government employees is no longer effective because of the high levels of inflation ». He adds: "Those who shape the country's economic policy should take into account the conditions of the citizen, racked by inflation, in addition to the growing numbers of the poor".
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