Despite the 50% increase, the flames of high prices are devouring Syrians’ salaries. President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decrees No.
(7) and (8) for the year 2024. The increase in wages and salaries of workers and employees in the public sector in regime-controlled areas comes amid a gradual and continuous rise in the prices of basic food and consumer goods since the beginning of this year. Syrian economist and researcher at the London School of Economics, Zaki Mahshi, says, “This increase is not sufficient.”