Published : 03-12-2022
Syrian Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Omar Salem, said government subsidy will be grants will be distributed through the smart card.
According to Salem, the financial support amount is 5,000 billion Syrian pounds, which will be distributed to over 4 million people.
According to the minister, the cash grant will be transferred through the smart card designated for the purchase of subsidized items.
A couple of years earlier, the Syrian government issued a system of smart ration cards which provide subsidies to citizens purchasing basic and essential goods. It was set up as an effort to counter the severe shortages of goods, such as wheat and fuel, which hit the country, both in the regime-held and opposition-held territories.
The rationing system established by Damascus has also been especially strict on bakeries throughout regime territory, with bakers who violated the law by possessing extra flour having been arrested by the authorities.
Syrian Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Omar Salem, said government subsidy will be grants will be distributed through the smart card.
According to Salem, the financial support amount is 5,000 billion Syrian pounds, which will be distributed to over 4 million people.
According to the minister, the cash grant will be transferred through the smart card designated for the purchase of subsidized items.
A couple of years earlier, the Syrian government issued a system of smart ration cards which provide subsidies to citizens purchasing basic and essential goods. It was set up as an effort to counter the severe shortages of goods, such as wheat and fuel, which hit the country, both in the regime-held and opposition-held territories.
The rationing system established by Damascus has also been especially strict on bakeries throughout regime territory, with bakers who violated the law by possessing extra flour having been arrested by the authorities.
