Cost of food basket nearly doubles as authorities finalize new ration card plan

With three days remaining until the promised start of the next ration-card phase, authorities have not finalized the new benefit amount or which groups will qualify. Recent reports have cited two possible increases: a minimum 300,000-toman boost and a 50% rise, the latter described as an initial estimate by the central bank. However, an itemized review of a typical food basket shows costs for items such as chicken, oil, eggs, rice, milk, cheese, yogurt, red meat and legumes rose from a total of 2.182 million tomans to 4.289 million tomans—a roughly 97% increase. (Sources: Akharin Khabar and TejaratNews)

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