“This is not the first time I have visited the Central Market of Athens here in Rentis and it will not be the last. At this juncture, these visits take on a special significance, as the effort continues so that Greek consumers can enjoy quality products at reasonable prices,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit to the Rentis Vegetable Market.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis continued by saying from Rentis: “As the Minister also said, the “Godfather’s Basket” starts today, while in a few days from now the “Easter Basket” will also start. We strive, with strict controls on the market and always in consultation with the entire supply chain, to be able to offer consumers products that will be at prices corresponding to or even lower than last year’s.
And I am already happy to find that in a number of products, vegetables and fruits, we have prices that are lower than last year. And, of course, let me emphasize that the better the supply chain works, the more our suppliers invest in logistics infrastructure, the more this will eventually result in better prices for our consumers.”
The prime minister pledged that: “The fight against punctuality we have said many times that it is a continuous fight. But for the first time, we have encouraging signs that the persistent food inflation seems to be beginning to abate. And, as I said, we already have price drops on several products, which after all is what we want in order to relieve the average household and of course let us all spend the Easter holidays with a smile and enjoying the best possible prices for the typical Easter products products”.
The Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas said: “The government’s effort to maintain affordable prices for households in view of the Easter table continues. We are not complacent. We see that gradually the prices of fruit and vegetable products have started to decline. Of course, the effort continues.
Today begins the “Godfather’s and Godmother’s Basket”, where we will give the possibility, with the included products, to the godparents to make our children happy during the Easter holidays.
On Wednesday, the day after tomorrow, the “Basket” for the Easter holiday table will also start, which will include lamb, bun and of course chocolate eggs, so that we can ensure affordable prices. Prices for lamb and goat, which will be the same or even lower in the “Basket”, compared to the corresponding Easter period last year.
The CEO of the Central Markets and Fisheries Organization, Apostolos Apostolakos, stated that “there is great availability and full sufficiency. Businesses are doing a lot of preparation so that at Easter there will be affordable products at all price levels, compared to last year as well as to European levels.”
