Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Nine million Iraqis are living under the poverty line
Economy
(Iraq Directory) - The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation said that about nine million Iraqis are living under the poverty line according to a sociological survey conducted by the Central Body for Statistics.
An official source at the ministry said that "this survey was conducted on different samples in all governorates; results showed that more than nine million Iraqis are living under the poverty line because a large proportion of them depend on food subsidies and subsidized basic commodities such as fuel, with many Iraqi markets not working regularly.”
An official source at the ministry said that "this survey was conducted on different samples in all governorates; results showed that more than nine million Iraqis are living under the poverty line because a large proportion of them depend on food subsidies and subsidized basic commodities such as fuel, with many Iraqi markets not working regularly.”
He added, "The Central Body for Statistics entered the results of this survey into the future plans of the Ministry of Planning, in order to reduce rates of poverty and help Iraqi families rise above the poverty line,” and pointed out, "There are many training programs under a number of ministries to provide jobs for the unemployed, thus attempting to eliminate unemployment, a significant cause of poverty.” The latest economic studies confirmed earlier that poverty in Iraq is rising continuously due to the lack of plans and projects in all governorates to reduce poverty.
Labels: Central Body for Statistics, Iraq, poverty, survey
