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Ministry of Economy and Trade increases bread prices due to the lack of subsidies on sugar and yeast

Date: 
Thursday, March 10, 2022

 The Economy Ministry released new higher bread prices on Thursday. The increased costs can be attributed to the removal of subsidies on sugar and yeast. The Economy Ministry’s statement specified that the price of small bread bundles, the minimum weight of which increased by 10 grams to reach 360 grams, will increase by LL500 to reach LL6,000. Medium bundles, the weight of which is no less than 825 grams, will be sold at LL10,000. Family-sized bundles decreased significantly in size to a minimum of 1,125 grams from the previous weight of 1,750 grams while their price increased by LL2,000 to reach LL13,000.

The price increase is attributed to the lack of subsidies from Banque du Liban on sugar and yeast, the Economy Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The hike in prices comes after a period of uncertainty regarding wheat supply and bread availability in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on which Lebanon depends for its wheat imports. 

وطنية - حددت وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة، في قرار حمل الرقم 19/ح.ش/2022 سعر ووزن ربطة الخبز كالآتي:
 - ربطة الخبز الصغيرة وزن 360 غراما ب 6000 ليرة.
 - ربطة الخبز الوسط وزن  825 غراما ب 10000 ليرة.
 - ربطة الخبز الكبيرة وزن 1125 غراما ب 13000 ليرة. 
واشار القرار الى ان "ما حتم التسعيرة الجديدة هو الارتفاع الكبير في أسعار المحروقات التي تؤثر مباشرة في سعر الطحين وفي كلفة انتاج ربطة الخبز، الى جانب ارتفاع سعر القمح والسكر والزيت في الاسواق العالمية، وهي من المواد المستعملة في صناعة الخبز، بالاضافة الى ما شهده سعر صرف الدولار من تقلبات في السوق الموازية".

 

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