Increase in the price of bags in bakeries: additional pressure on the budget of Tunisian families 
By balkis | May 4, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.
In Tunisia, bread constitutes an essential part of the daily diet of families. Historically inexpensive, it allowed households to have their fill on a modest budget. However, this reality is changing radically.
In the past, you could always find bread for 190 millimes per unit in local bakeries, but today, it is more and more difficult to find bread at this price. You can only find breads for 500 millimes, or even a dinar or more for certain types of bread.
This increase has a considerable impact on the purchasing power of Tunisians, particularly in a context where each meal is traditionally accompanied by bread.
Previously, a large family could make do with five loaves of bread for a complete meal, which represented a total cost of around 1 dinar. Now, for the same quantity, families have to spend more than 3 dinars, which significantly increases daily expenses in a context of growing inflation.
This escalation in bread prices weighs heavily on the budgets of Tunisian households.
The hidden cost of sachets
In addition to the increase in the price of available bread, another problem arises: that of sachets.
Formerly provided free of charge by bakeries, plastic bags have been replaced by more environmentally friendly alternatives. While this initiative is laudable for its contribution to protecting the environment and public health, it is accompanied by an increase in costs for consumers.
The photo in the article illustrates this situation: a bag sold for 300 millimes in a bakery, representing a significant additional cost for buyers who have forgotten their own bag.
Reactions and proposals
The sale of 300 millime sachets raises questions about the production costs and wholesale price of this biodegradable packaging, the details of which remain unknown to the general public.
This practice has a direct impact on the morale of Tunisians, especially those struggling with financial difficulties, giving the impression that even basic needs become a source of profit at the expense of consumers.
Necessary interventions
Faced with this situation, it is imperative that the Ministry of Commerce intervene. It could either clarify the justification for high bag prices or regulate this market by forcing bakeries to offer bags at more affordable prices, perhaps made of cardboard or other economical material.
Such a measure would help ease the financial burden on Tunisians and restore some confidence in stakeholders in this vital sector.
En Tunisie, le pain constitue une part essentielle de l'alimentation quotidienne des familles. Historiquement bon marché, il permettait aux ménages de se
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Solution:
bring your own bag!
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