SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: al-Jareeda - The rise in fuel prices, and more!

10/6/2021: al-Jareeda - The rise in fuel prices, and more! by Sabah Mohammed al-Hassan

Columnist Sabah Mohammed al-Hassan argues that the government’s decision to raise fuel prices “will have catastrophic repercussions on the citizen,” noting that they will be directly reflected in the cost of transportation, and thereby the prices of basic goods and services, which will “paralyse the entire life of the citizen”.

Al-Hassan questions whether the government considered, before initiating its decision, the income of the citizen, “and that many with limited incomes may not be able to go to work” due to rising fuel or public transport costs.

Moreover, amid public “suffering to provide basic needs…and severe economic difficulties”, al-Hassan questions how the rates of increases reach “an unreasonable level,” which “will not stop the rise in inflation rates”, and could lead businesses to leave the production cycle.

Thus, al-Hassan asks: “where is the government heading with its reform policies”?