June 1976 is the name of a series of protests and demonstrations in
People's Republic of Poland. The protests took place after Prime Minister
Piotr Jaroszewicz revealed the plan for a sudden increase in the price of many basic commodities, particularly foodstuffs (butter by 33%, meat by 70%, and sugar by 100%). Prices in Poland were at that time
fixed, and
controlled by the government, which was falling into increasing debt.