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THERE ARE NO MEASURES BUT THERE ARE 12.09% INCREASED PRICES FOR FOOD AND DRINKS

The value of the union minimum basket for the month of August 2025 is 65,507.00 denars, compared to the value of the union minimum basket for the month of July 2025 which is 65,328.00 denars, it has increased by 179.00 denars. With a rented apartment of 60 square meters for the month of August it is 80,882.00 denars.

The value of the Union Minimum Basket for food and beverages, for those 63 products that the Union Minimum Basket for August 2025 is 24,064.00 denars compared to July 2025 (23,682.00 denars) has increased by 382.00 denars, for clothing and footwear it has decreased by 114.00 denars, for personal hygiene there is a decrease of 73.00 denars and for transportation it has decreased by 16.00 denars.

From the data on the union minimum basket, it is evident that after the active government measures ended, the value of the union minimum basket has increased by 2,816.00 denars, or 4.49%, while the value of food and beverages has increased by 2,584.00 denars, or 12.09%.

However, experts are the loudest that there is no need for new measures, that a cautious approach should be taken, that wages have increased inflation!

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