In Aleppo, citizens complained about the high prices of vegetables and foodstuffs in general and confirmed that this happened within minutes.
One of them gave an example when he said that the price of a kilo of pepper increased by 2 thousand Syrian liras in minutes. Justifying this increase, the website “Athar Press” quoted a seller saying that he received a phone call about the price increase during this time.
Head of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection Department, on the other hand, said that from the beginning of Ramadan until yesterday, 320 food checks were organized by the Ramadan patrol. an extra price.
Bashar Assad, the head of the Syrian regime, decided to provide financial aid in the amount of 150 thousand Syrian liras to those working in units affiliated with the regime, in light of the economic crisis affecting the country and the great increase in prices.
In the dollar exchange rate on Tuesday (7575 Syrian pounds), Bashar Assad’s grant is the equivalent of less than twenty dollars.
This grant came at the height of the year, as Syria is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the prices of most essential goods, especially during the month of Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr.
