Reaction to the Sale of 100,000 Toman Bread; Head of the Bakers' Union: It Was Only One Unauthorized Unit

One day after reports confirmed the sale of 100,000 Toman bread by the Minister of Agriculture, the head of the Stone Bread Bakers' Union in Tehran stated, "This bread was baked by an unauthorized bakery that had neither a business license nor a flour quota." Mohammad Soleimani told the government news agency ILNA that "the sale of bread by this bakery was a violation" and confirmed that this bakery was located in Tehran. Yesterday, following reports of the sale of 100,000 Toman bread in Tehran, the Minister of Agriculture reacted by saying, "Yes, this action is taking place." Gholamreza Noori Ghazlajeh mentioned, "One of our concerns is the high subsidies paid for bread and that they do not reach the people, which we will investigate." The report of 100,000 Toman bread sales in Tehran comes amid previous media announcements that the price of bread in Tehran bakeries had increased again, despite a 75% rise in the official rates of various types in September, due to the addition of "desired prices" by bakeries. In response to these reports, the government news agency "Mizan" quoted Masoumeh Rezaei, the director of the "Economic Coordination Office of the Tehran Governorate," stating that "the flour quota for these bakers will be cut off." Now, a month after these reports, the unveiling of 100,000 Toman bread in Tehran has occurred, and the Minister of Agriculture has confirmed it. The sale of 100,000 Toman bread in Tehran; the Minister of Agriculture: Yes, it is being sold. The price of chicken and eggs will increase next year. The Deputy Governor of Tehran announced the "price correction" of bread in "10,000" bakeries; "violations will be addressed." A 40 to 66 percent increase in the price of bread in Tehran has officially begun.