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Safeguard Living Standards From Burden Of Inflation

by Timi Olubiyi, Ph.D
6 months ago
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It is no news that many economies including Nigeria are currently experiencing significant inflationary pressures. The cost-of-living crisis is getting worse every month as inflation does not seem to diminish, peaking in June 2024 at 34.20 per cent, the highest inflation figure witnessed since the return to democracy in 1999 about 25 years ago.
In reality and by implication, this inflation promotes the decline in the purchasing power of the majority and it has continued to lead to the closure of many businesses in particular small businesses, and also a spike in poverty numbers in the country. In fact, a good number of Nigerians only work to pay bills, the main household expenditure focus goes on food and transportation.The current pump price of fuel has made a lot of citizenry vulnerable and also continues to impact negatively on businesses, and the cost of living. With the persistent inflation, if unaddressed, may persist in limiting production, undermining economic growth, and elevating poverty and unemployment to unprecedented levels. Because with inflation businesses and households usually perform poorly, and expectedly more money is paid for the same goods and services. This has been the troubling trend in Nigeria in recent times, where high price increases have been recorded in transportation, food costs, household needs, raw materials, pharmaceutical products, health care, motor cars, vehicle spare parts, equipment, and in prices of services amongst others. Admittedly, inflation continues to erode our value of money, erodes the purchasing power of all of us and the poor become poorer and the working class folks become even more vulnerable. Therefore, the nexus of the impact of inflation is the specific focus of this piece. However, it was mainly instigated by the continuous rise in the level of inflation rate in Nigeria in recent times. The consequences and impact of inflation (price instability) in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasised, we can all feel it.
Inflation is simply seen as a persistent rise in the general price level of the broad spectrum of goods and services in a country over a long period. Largely, when prices of energy, food, commodities, goods, and services go up, it hurts all of us and hardship is heightened. Will the current minimum wage of N70,000 really help? The most direct way to help workers in a time of high inflation is by increasing their wages but a major driver of Nigeria’s headline inflation has been the consistent rise in food costs. In recent times we have noticed a daily rise in all price of commodities and food prices which is already manifesting as a cost of living crisis.
Based on the aforementioned and from the inflationary perspective, to achieve adequate price stability in the country, the government needs to reduce the budget deficit and adopt significant structural policy reforms with monetary and fiscal policies. Such as reducing import duties on some essential items and commodities and so on. This will help to control inflation and maintain stronger growth rates in terms of improved Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and to stabilise the tide of inflationary pressures on the economy and in business operations. It is advocated that political leaders should minimise avoidable public spending, reduce spending on non-development activities, address insufficient infrastructure, and build strong and effective institutions. The massive growth and developmental challenges of the country can improve by also promoting the human and SME ecosystem. The SME sector can play a major role in the economic growth of the country through the distribution of wealth, poverty reduction, and job creation. The sector is labor-intensive and can provide a reasonable reduction in the unemployment rate in the country but the government needs to provide an adequate enabling environment and support for the sector to strive.
Considerably, institutions, businesses, and individuals have the opportunity to beat inflation by accelerating the preservation of capital and strengthening purchasing power with income addition. This can be done by acquiring investments particularly assets such as real estate because they usually keep up with inflation. Remember N1,000,000 today will not acquire the same value of investments, goods and services in 5 years mainly due to inflation. Therefore, investing is key to hedge against a sharp inflation impact because it erodes the value of savings if funds are just left in the bank accounts.
Supportively, it is imperative to consider investing in other currencies, diversify your investment portfolio internationally if you can, and consider inflation-protected securities with potential for higher growth like equities, Gold Shares ETF, or mutual funds. These can earn more interest returns per year than the inflation rate therefore the options are reasonable. It is also possible to start a business, cultivate passive income, and even buy items with a long shelf life today to mitigate the impact of inflation. Good luck!

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