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Sugar at 100 dinars, and rise in soft drinks Price

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ennahar 07 February, 2010 12:30:00

Algiers- The price of sugar increased to 100 dinars per kilogram. This is first increase of this kind which touches a vital product for Algerian families.

This increase occurred immediately after the entry into force of the new minimum wage increase in late January, which suggests that the wage increase profits to speculators rather than ordinary citizens.

Many people with modest incomes, who have benefited from recent increases in wages, have expressed their dissatisfaction and disappointment of the rising price of sugar which reached 100 dinars per kilogram, an increase of 40%, and has had for Consequently an increase of five dinars on the price of soft drinks. Responsibility, they said, must be borne by the government who played its role as the great absentee in the control of the national market for food products.
The price surge began in August and lasted until December of last year. This has affected the majority of products of wide consumption, and coincided with the holy month of Ramadan and the social return, putting the unfortunate citizen on the mat.

The Algerians have expressed their dismay at this sudden surge in food prices. "What interest have we in higher wages if the government turns its back on the purchasing power of the citizen. Premier Ouyahia had promised during the tripartite to ensure price control to head off speculators and ensure the increase of minimum wage to its beneficiaries."

The promise of the Prime Minister of the availability of government to protect the purchasing power of the citizen is faced by citizens, non-existent on the ground, how else to explain the rising price of a product vital to the Algerian family "

sugar ' shortly after a minimum wage increase end of January ?
Ennahar / Habiba Mahmoud

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Comments (2 posted):

adel talhi on 08 February, 2010 05:39:57

I cannot comprehend why mr Rebrab does not declare publicly it is an ourage to charge consumers such a high price, he may argue and say sugar is bad for your health hence its justifiable to punish consumers. how unfair and cruel of the Governement to accept so many high prices to make consumers life hell. How come in 1978 the exchange rate of the dinar was 1.5 consumer hands 1000da or 100.000 centimes and the bank hands 150 french frank. I am sure lots will blame The world bank mr Rebrab knows costs accross the meditr sea and other seas but can he convince Ledjemaa its about time to really share wealth in a responsable manner.

adel.talhi on 08 February, 2010 11:29:58

I cannot comprehend why mr Rebrab does not declare publicly it is an outrage to charge consumers such a high price, he may argue and say sugar is bad for your health hence its justifiable to punish consumers. how unfair and cruel of the Governement to accept so many high prices to make consumers life hell. How come in 1978 the exchange rate of the dinar was 1.5 consumer hands 1000da or 100.000 centimes and the bank hands 150000 french centimes. I am sure lots will blame The world bank mr Rebrab knows costs accross the meditr sea and other seas and how caring Governments are towards their consumers but can he convince Ledjemaa its about time to really share wealth in a responsible manner.The anger and hatred by people who know what it is like to fill a shopping bag with under 500da or 50000 centimes in caring countries will never keep quiet untill algeria's governors and futur governors get the message that algerian consumers should and deserve to be treated with respect.

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