A loaf of bread price in Uzbekistan changing round-the-clock

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued a decree on Sept. 13 about removing the subsidy on wheat flour and bread. Few hours after the decree was made public, the price for a loaf of bread almost doubled in the markets of the capital city.

The Uzbek government kept the prices of wheat flour and bread unchanged for 4 years, which, in the words of government officials, led to huge financial damage to the state budget. Now to ease the country’s budget woes and help state finances, the government has decided to stop providing subsidies and let the free market determine the price for bread.

Two days ago, a loaf of bread cost 650 sums in Tashkent supermarkets, now it costs 1,200 sums. How radically the prices changed in other regions?

The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Privatization, Demonopolization and Development of Competition has informed "Kun.uz" that the bread price across the country is changing every hour. The Committee has presented the results of monitoring that show prices for a loaf of bread in different regions of Uzbekistan.

A loaf of bread costs in:

Karakalpakstan - 700 sums;
Andijan region - 800 sums;
Bukhara region - 750 sums;
Djizzak region - 650-1100 sums;
Kashkadarya region - 1000 sums;
Navoi region - 1000-1200 sums;
Namangan region -1000-1200 sums;
Samarkand region - 650-750 sums;
Surkhandarya region - 650-1000 sums;
Syrdarya region - 650-1000 sums;
Tashkent region - 650-1200 sums;
Ferghana region - 1000-1200 sums;
Khorezm region - 1000-1200 sums;
Tashkent city - 1,200 sums.