Cuba's communist-run government on Monday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old subsidies scheme created by the late Fidel Castro.

The Cuban government has reduced the size of subsidized bread rations given to the population, slashing it by a quarter as the economic crisis the island is immersed in continues to deepen.

Cuba has reportedly cut the bread ration's weight as it ran short of wheat flour needed to produce the bread. Read more.

Cuba's government has cut the weight of its subsidized daily bread ration by a quarter, citing a wheat flour shortage. This change further strains the decades-old subsidy scheme. Many Cubans, earning around 4648 pesos monthly,

In a move reflecting the deepening economic crisis in Cuba, the government has announced a reduction in the weight of subsidized bread by 25%.