YENİ Party MP Başevirgen Makes Statement on Diaper and Follow-on Formula Costs
YENİ Party MP Bekir Başevirgen stated that the costs of diapers and follow-on formula correspond to approximately 5.5 days' worth of the minimum wage.
YENİ Party Manisa MP Bekir Başevirgen stated that low-income families are struggling to meet basic needs such as diapers and follow-on formula due to rising prices, noting that the total monthly cost of these products corresponds to approximately 5.5 days' worth of the minimum wage.
YENİ Party Manisa MP Bekir Başevirgen noted in his statement that the average price of the five best-selling diaper brands in Turkey is 4.96 liras. Stating that a baby using an average of 6 diapers a day has a monthly need of 180 diapers reaching approximately 893 liras, Başevirgen reported that the annual diaper expense exceeds 10,700 liras.
Stating that the average price of 800-gram follow-on formula of the most preferred brands is approximately 900 liras, Başevirgen expressed that the monthly cost for a 7-9 month-old baby regularly consuming follow-on formula reaches 4,253 liras. Emphasizing that a baby's monthly diaper and follow-on formula expense totals 5,146 liras, Başevirgen noted that this amount corresponds to 18.3 percent of the minimum wage of 28,075.50 liras.