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The annual inflation in Serbia during the month of September was 14 percent, while food prices increased 21 percent, signaling an economic crisis that will – yet again – have the harshest impact on the country’s poorest citizens, said Gordana Matkovic, the program director of the Centre for Social Policy.
“If wages have not gone up since 2019, and they haven’t, it’s clear that those with the lowest income now have even less funds to survive, and their situation will certainly only worsen with the upcoming rise in fuel prices,” Matkovic stated, recalling that Serbia’s poorest citizens already spend over half of their income on food.
Commenting on Ana Brnabic’s statement that Serbia’s minimum-wage monthly salary of RSD40,000 would only last her a few days, Matkovic insisted that the prime minister misspoke.
“It isn’t easy living under the spotlight and the constant scrutiny of the cameras. Furthermore, when someone spends too much time in power, they lose touch with reality,” Matkovic concluded.
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