Letter: Sanctions and after

I AM in Belgrade and from the ordinary citizen's perspective the sanctions are already working. Factories are closing, inflation is disastrous, petrol is rationed and public transport has been cut. Hospitals and emergency services are barely functioning. The average salary in July was 18,000 di...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author (DR) DAVID A NORRIS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 03.09.1992
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Sanctions
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Summary:I AM in Belgrade and from the ordinary citizen's perspective the sanctions are already working. Factories are closing, inflation is disastrous, petrol is rationed and public transport has been cut. Hospitals and emergency services are barely functioning. The average salary in July was 18,000 dinars and the average cost of basic food and household items was estimated to be 33,000 dinars a month for a family of four, not including electricity and rent. Rents recently rose by 140 per cent. Milk will disappear shortly unless agriculture receives more petrol and diesel. Sugar, flour and cooking oil are scarce...
ISSN:0261-3077