New Rules to Control Red Meat Prices in Algeria
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The Prime Minister of Algeria led an important meeting.
The meeting was about red meat. Red meat is beef and lamb.
Many government ministers were at the meeting. This is called a ministerial council.
The government wants to help people buy red meat. They want fair prices.
The government will make a price cap. A price cap is a top price for meat.
Shops cannot sell meat for more than this price.
The government will also watch meat stocks. Stocks are the meat that shops keep.
This helps the government know how much meat is in the country.
New rules for this plan are still being written.
These rules are called regulatory texts.
The government wants to help families buy food.
This plan is part of the national market for food in Algeria.
Vocabulary7 words
- Prime Minister
- the top leader of a government
- ministerial council
- a meeting of government leaders
- price cap
- the highest price allowed
- stocks
- goods kept to sell later
- rules
- things people must follow
- regulatory texts
- official written rules
- national market
- buying and selling in one country
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Answer key
1. A meeting about red meat 2. The highest price allowed 3. No, they are still being written
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The _____ of Algeria led an important meeting.
The meeting was about _____ meat.
Many government _____ were at the meeting.
The government wants fair _____ for meat.
The government will make a _____.
Shops cannot sell meat for more than this _____.
The government will also watch meat _____.
This helps the government know how much meat is in the _____.
New _____ for this plan are still being written.
This plan is part of the national _____ for food.
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