During a Council of Ministers meeting, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered an immediate investigation into meat importers and butchers accused of monopolizing the market and artificially inflating prices. To protect household purchasing power, the government has been tasked with establishing a new framework to regulate middlemen, set price caps, and define profit margins on essential goods. The state will also double price control teams and implement a digital alert system to monitor fluctuations. In other decisions, the President called for the rapid completion of mining railway projects and prioritized the connection of Chlef, Mostaganem, and Tlemcen to desalination plants to ensure water supply.