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Ministry of Economy and Trade increases bread prices

Date: 
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Economy Ministry announced in a statement that a large bread bundle, the minimum weight of which has decreased from 875 grams to reach 835 grams, will sell for LL10,000 in bakeries, a per-gram price increase of 31 percent. The small bundle meanwhile will still sell for LL6,000 in bakeries for a minimum weight of 345 grams — a 40 gram decrease — constituting a per-gram price increase of 30 percent. A family-size bundle of bread will still be sold in bakeries at LL12,000 but will have a minimum weight of 1,050 grams, as opposed to its previous weight of 1,095 grams.

Acting Bodies: 
Lebanese Government
Type: 
Resolutions
Categories: 
Economic measures (State budget, rent law, wages...)
Impact: 
National
Status: 
Approved/ Ratified
Civil Society Response: 
Not applicable