Kalabarg Gap and Living Costs | How Much Food Can Be Bought with the New Kalabarg?

Although a 500,000-toman increase in Kalabarg credit may ease part of the financial pressure on eligible households, comparing this credit with the actual cost of essential goods shows that the gap between government support and household food expenses remains significant.

According to Ambassador Arjan, based on the calculations made for a specific basket of basic goods, the credit of 1,500,000 Tomans covers only a part of the cost of purchasing these items, and households must use their income sources to provide the rest of the basket.

credit enhancement; More coverage, but not enough

An increase of 500,000 tomans in the price of goods increases the cost coverage of the examined basket by about 12.1 percentage points. However, even after applying the new credit, nearly 64% of the calculated purchase cost of goods remains outside the coverage of this scheme.

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These figures show that the increase in the support credit does not necessarily mean providing the majority of the household's food needs. The actual effect of this support depends on the daily price of goods, the number of family members and the amount of consumption of each household. In a situation where the price of food has increased at a high speed, the nominal growth of the credit of Kalaberg may not be able to fully compensate the lost purchasing power of the people.

In other words, although the new credit makes it possible to buy more basic goods, households still have to cover a large part of their table expenses from wages, side incomes or savings.

rice and meat; Two expensive grocery items

Examining the price of different items in the calculated basket shows that protein goods and rice account for a significant share of the final cost. Based on the rates used in these calculations, buying two kilograms of Iranian rice costs about 845 thousand Tomans. Also, the price of half a kilogram of frozen beef reaches 772 thousand 500 tomans.

Comparing these prices with the 1 million and 500 thousand toman credit of Kalaberg, clarifies the dimensions of the limitation of purchasing power. Only the purchase of these two pens costs more than one million and 617 thousand tomans; A figure that is more than the total monthly credit of one person.

Of course, this calculation is only related to two items from the food basket and does not include the cost of other essential items, including dairy, oil, eggs and other food items. Therefore, the household needs more financial resources in order to provide a diverse basket that fits its food needs.

The cost of 16.5 million tomans for a family of four

If the consumption amounts considered for one person are calculated for a family of four, the cost of preparing the monthly basket of the examined goods reaches about 16 million and 510 thousand Tomans. In such a situation, even with the new credit of Kalaberg, the family will need about 10 million and 510 thousand tomans of other financial resources to provide the same amounts.

This estimate is related to a specific basket of goods and should not be considered equivalent to all the food costs or monthly expenses of a family. However, the same comparison shows that the supporting credit alone does not account for a large part of the calculated costs.

Food inflation and purchasing power erosion

The limitation of product coverage becomes more important in a situation where food inflation has put additional pressure on household budgets. According to the mentioned statistics, the point-to-point inflation of food items exceeded 121% in September, and items such as oil, dairy products, eggs, and meat faced a sharp price increase.

In such a situation, the main criterion for evaluating the support policy is not simply the amount of credit increase; Rather, it should be determined how much this credit compensates for the actual cost of providing food and whether it will increase in proportion to the growth of prices or not.

In total, the increase of 500 thousand tomans of goods can reduce part of the economic pressure, but the remaining of nearly 64% of the cost of the basket outside the coverage of this plan shows that the current support is still significantly far from the real cost of providing basic goods.