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‘Mini budgets’ taking their toll on public
July 5, 2021
Islamabad The monthly budget of the people has been dented heavily due to rising inflation as prices of all kitchen items have witnessed a sharp rise in the open market. The hike in rates of petroleum products, the second time in a month has started taking its toll on the lives of the common man who has to bear its brunt in the shape of rising prices of all kitchen items and transportation.
According to Pakistan Statistic Bureau (PSB), since July 1, 2021 prices of tomato witnessed a rise by Rs13.9, onion Rs5.39, garlic Rs7.80, LPG cylinder Rs51.24, ghee Rs2.50, petrol Rs1.99, diesel Rs1.37, Daal Moong by 3.45 per cent, chicken meat by 3.01 per cent, banana by 2.42 per cent, Daal Mash by 1.30 per cent, Atta by 1.05 per cent, Daal Masoor by 0.79 per cent, Daal Chana by 0.44 per cent, sugar by 0.04 per cent and prices of dry wood also rose by 0.43 per cent.
Rawalpindi : Although the district administration has fixed prices of daily consumable items, however, it has failed to implement them in letter and spirit thus failing to provide relief to the.