Cuban ration book, symbol of the revolution, gathers dust
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Radio France Internationale
Cuban ration book, symbol of the revolution, gathers dust
But as state "bodegas" disappear, the "libreta" ration book that symbolized equal access to affordable food for all is being quietly shelved. The libreta was already fading into history when US President Donald Trump began imposing a crippling fuel blockade on Cuba in January, intensifying the island's severe economic crisis. Washington has since piled more sanctions on Cuba, cutting off nearly all its sources of revenue. With no money left to i…
The regime gradually eliminates the supply book and converts wineries into neighbourhood markets, while citizens still lack sufficient income to buy basic food.
The rationing book in Cuba, in force since 1963, disappears before economic reform.
. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) Sixty years later, the notebook with which millions of Cubans were supplied at subsidized prices is about to disappear. Neighborhood markets gradually replace the wineries where this booklet used to circulate, symbol of the equality that the Revolution wanted to impose. “It’s a change...
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