Alyurae– In a statement published by Sudan Freedom and Change Parties Monday on the repercussions of the war raging in the country, which has entered its seventh month, without a horizon for settlement, it pointed to the loss of tax revenues, which represent more than 80% of public budget revenues.
It said that the authorities resorted to the most disastrous economic options to cover this gap, by printing money to cover the obligations of the military forces and increasing the prices of fees for services needed by citizens, which exacerbated and could lead to the collapse of the banking sector services and deprived large numbers of depositors from withdrawing and depositing their money, which has eroded its value due to the collapse of the national currency against foreign currencies
. Also pointed to the escalation of the humanitarian catastrophe due to the expansion of war areas, where the number of people fleeing war zones reached more than 5.5 million people, of whom 1.1 million became refugees in neighboring countries, while the rest was distributed to a number of other states, and those displaced live under harsh conditions.
As for the losses that affected the overall economy of the state, including the infrastructure of industrial companies located in Khartoum State, which represent about 80% of the total volume of industrial output in the country.
The war has also exacerbated the country’s economic crises since the coup of October 25, 2021, which undermined the political and economic transition The country witnessed a rise in prices accompanied by the reluctance of citizens to buy due to the weak purchasing power due to the non-payment of salaries of public sector workers, who number more than two million employees at the national level, along with millions of civil servant, and companies operating in the private sector laying off their employees or terminating their contracts, which resulted in a depression in the markets with high prices
