Tunisia has raised its drinking water prices by up to 16%

Tunisia has raised its drinking water prices by up to 16%
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The Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic has responded to the ongoing

years of drought by having to raise its drinking water prices up to 16%. According to Reuters the average rainfall has increased in recent months, but government officials said this week that Tunisian dams have only reached 35% of their stock capacity. The North African country last year imposed a quota system for drinking water and a ban on its use in agriculture. Since last summer, it has been cutting off water supplies at night.

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