上月，叙利亚多地爆发大规模抗议活动，民众反对政府再次上调燃料价格。这是总统艾哈迈德·沙拉（Ahmed al-Sharaa）掌权两年以来规模最大的不满示威 1。在公众压力及进一步抗议的呼声下，当局在几天后撤销了该燃料涨价措施 1。
尽管前阿萨德时代的国际制裁已被解除，且美国已将叙利亚从支恐国家名单中移除，但新政府的经济复苏仍面临严峻挑战 1。自新政府上台以来，大幅削减长期补贴导致基本生活物资价格飙升，面包价格上涨了10倍，部分家庭的电费更是上涨数百个百分点 1。联合国开发计划署数据显示，去年90%的叙利亚人处于贫困状态 1。世界银行估计叙利亚的重建成本约为2160亿美元，并指出若无外国帮助和投资，重建不可能完成 1。
智库查塔姆研究所研究员Haid Haid指出，相当一部分民众的生活状况比阿萨德倒台前更糟 1。专家警告称，当前激进的市场化改革与资源匮乏共同引发的民生危机，可能动摇新政府的执政基础并引发社会动荡 1。
Mass protests erupted across Syria last month in response to the government's decision to raise fuel prices, marking the largest wave of public discontent since President Ahmed al-Sharaa took power two years ago. 1 The demonstrations persisted despite previous efforts to stabilize the country following the lifting of international sanctions and the removal of Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism during the post-Assad transition. 1 Under mounting pressure from citizens who called for further unrest if demands were not met, authorities rescinded the fuel price hikes within days. 1
The reversal of the policy highlights the fragile economic recovery facing millions of Syrians who are grappling with soaring costs for basic necessities. 1 Since the new administration came into office, significant cuts to long-standing subsidies have driven the price of bread up by ten times and caused electricity bills for some households to increase by hundreds of percentage points. 1 Consequently, 90% of the population was living in poverty last year, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme. 1 Haid Haid, a researcher at the Chatham House think tank, noted that a substantial portion of the populace is currently worse off than they were before the fall of the Assad regime. 1 Experts warn that this severe humanitarian crisis, triggered by aggressive market-oriented reforms amid scarce resources, threatens to undermine the legitimacy of the new government and spark broader social instability. 1 Furthermore, the World Bank estimates that rebuilding Syria will cost approximately $216 billion, asserting that reconstruction is impossible without foreign aid and investment. 1
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