Published on : 11/06/2022 – 00:45
While Senegal claimed that ” rebels from the Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de Casamance were arrested during a demonstration on June 8, organized by the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi. Government spokesman Oumar Guèye did not give details, but he warned: “Those who seek to destabilize the country will become disillusioned,” he said. A statement made during a meeting of several ministers with the press on Friday. Among the other topics discussed: the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on the prices of hydrocarbons and basic necessities. The government wants to be reassuring.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
« There will be no shortage of bread, another month of price increase “says Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo. With regard to energy, the Minister of Finance and Budget returned to the increase in the price at the pump of super fuel : since June 5, it has gone from 775 to 890 CFA francs per liter (i.e. 1.20 to 1.30 euros). Diesel is not affected, he says:
« We had built our budget on a barrel price of 75 dollars. Today, this price per barrel, it is around 110. This is the situation in which we are. As far as diesel is concerned, if we touch that price, diesel has an impact on transport, of course has an impact on business productivity, globally, and will have an impact on the entire economy. »
While many households are concerned regarding the cost of living, “ inflation is hard for every country in the world “, continued the minister. However, he pointed out that the prices of basic products – rice, sugar, oil – are supported by grants. The state had to make an effort, he says:
“New needs subsidies, new expenses. Indeed, they must be financed by widening the deficit, an increase in revenue, but also a readjustment. Very few capital expenditures have been affected, so it is rather at the level of operating expenditures in general that efforts have been made. »
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), however, has asked Senegal to “ limit subsidies in the energy sector » : « It’s impossiblereplied Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo. The IMF can’t order us regarding our policy. ».
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