Venezuelans need toilet paper. Badly.
Venezuela really needs some:
To avoid getting caught with their pants down, Venezuelan officials say they will confront a toilet paper shortage by importing 50 million rolls to meet demand.Toilet paper is just one of the basic goods and foodstuffs that have been disappearing from store shelves over the past few months, as the government and private companies blame each other for the scarcity.
Venezuelan Minister of Commerce Alejandro Fleming announced the toilet paper measure on Tuesday, the state-run AVN news agency reported.
Repeating the government's stance, he blamed the media for provoking fear in consumers, who in turn begin hoarding items.
Venezuelans use about 125 million rolls a month, Fleming said.
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