{"id":238083,"date":"2021-04-16T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238083"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:58:45","slug":"iran-people-dire-situation-in-the-holy-month-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-people-dire-situation-in-the-holy-month-of-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran People Dire Situation in the Holy Month of Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tuesday marked the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Many Iranians started this month with empty tables and faced skyrocketing prices<\/a>. “A glance at the report of Iran’s Statistic Center indicates rising expenses during Ramadan for Iranians,” wrote the state-run Aftab-e Yazd daily on Thursday. According to Aftab-e Yazd, Statistic Center’s reports “compares the prices of basic goods with 2019, showing a 100% increase” of people’s basic needs.<\/p>\n

“Dates are one of the most consumed items [during Ramadan]. Its price is from 35 thousand Tomans to 90 thousand Tomans per kilogram. The approved price of simple Sangak bread is 1800 Tomans, and simple Barbari is 1500 Tomans. Also, Taftoon bread’s price is 850, and Lavash bread is sold for 300 Tomans. Of course, these prices are the lowest estimated,” Aftab-e Yazd adds.<\/p>\n

In such a situation, Aftab-e Yazd admits that many “families eat only one meal a day at Sahar and cannot afford another meal for their iftar. The price of lamb is now 160 thousand Tomans per kilogram, the rack of lamb is 185 thousand Tomans, and its shank is 210 thousand Tomans. Many families cannot afford to buy these items due to their poor financial strength.”<\/p>\n

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Top official admits huge level of poverty in Iran<\/div><\/div>
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