Ecomonists are claiming that the government is hiding the real facts of this matter, according to which around 1.5 million people in Serbia is short on food, and that half of those same people are literally dying of hunger.
Experts claim that the government of Serbia is responsible for the poor economic situation, firstly Mladjan Dinkić, Božidar Đelić, Diana Dragutinović, Radovan Jelašić and Mirko Cvetković.
According to economic expert Branko Dragaš, the government had given out false information that only 60,000 people are suffering from starvation, when in truth the number is more than ten times that of 60,000.
700,000 people are starving in Serbia, they're slowly dying because they can't find any way to deal with the financial crysis they're in. An even more gruesome fact is that 300,000 children don't have a proper and balanced diet. "People have begun to starve to death, and I'm afraid we'll be hearing about more of it in the future." said Branko Dragaš.
Alluding to facts provided by UNICEF, Dragaš pointed out that children are the ones most in danger of starvation. "It's horrifying that, in Serbia, around 150,000 youngsters are on the edge of starvation, while another 150,000 don't have the means to eat regularly." said Dragaš.
Besides the children, old people are the second most endangered by the famine. 20% of them, that is, 320,000 don't eat meat at all. Also, only 16% of all the old people in Serbia eats meat twice a month. 500,000 is in danger of starving to death, while another 500,000 can barely pay off everything they need.
The nation-wide famine is threatening to the working class as well, namely 420,000 people whose monthly paychecks are no more than that of 15,000 dinars (less than 200 €), will soon be unable to feed themselves.
Speaking of the working class, at the moment 200,000 people don't get paid for their work, further endangering the financial situation of their families. Daniel Cvjetićanin, a professor of economics at a university pointed out that it's a disgrace that people in Serbia are dying of hunger, and that the facts clearly show that the number of people unable to feed themselves is growing. "It's inadmissable, even though we're a relatively poor nation, it's a disgrace that our people are starving to death. The government has no interest in solving this problem, because if it did they wouldn't be wasting money on opening numerous agencies whose only purpose is to employ foregin personnel." - Cvjetićanin pointed out.
