The annual Dar Deco Exhibition in Tunis, the biggest home decoration and design exhibition of Tunisia that had attracted at least 100,000 every year, could not draw as much interest due to the worsening economic status of the country.
The inflation rate in the country was recorded as 9.8 percent in November, which has been a new record in ten years. Food prices, including meat, eggs, vegetables, and fruits, have risen by more than 15%. Many Tunisians in the event expressed that avoiding home decorating expenditures owing to life stress.
Faced with an economic crisis, the Tunisian government will be unable to provide subsidies for fuel, bread, and other commodities in the following year since the prices are likely to climb even more in 2023.
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