Wide popular discontent among the loyalists after the Assad regime raised fuel and bread prices
The Assad regime issued a decision to raise the prices of diesel and bread for all public and private sectors, starting from this morning, Sunday, in a message to the Syrians that Bashar al-Assad has begun implementing his electoral slogan, “Hope with work.”
The decision was issued to amend the prices of a liter of diesel to 500 Syrian pounds per liter, and for all public and private sectors, including the Syrian Corporation for Bakeries and private sector bakeries.
The decision also included an increase in the price of bread, as the price of one bundle (about 1100 grams, or 7 loaves) wrapped in a nylon bag became 200 Syrian pounds.
And the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection issued a decision to “amend” the price of a bundle of bread (about 1100 grams, or 7 loaves) to become 200 Syrian pounds, and explained that it would be “filled with nylon.” It is noteworthy that the average salaries in the regime’s areas are estimated at about 50 thousand pounds, while The exchange rate of the dollar is equal to 3200 pounds.
loyalists of the Assad regime addressed the news with widespread sarcasm on social media after the decision was issued and its focus on the “nylon-filled” bread bundle.
It should be noted that the price of a bundle of bread before this rise was 100 Syrian pounds, an increase of 100%, while the price of a liter of diesel oil was only 180 Syrian pounds, an increase of 270%.
