“They celebrate the government for the 2.5% price reduction in detergents and cleaners, while these products used to cost up to 350% more in Greece compared to other European countries,” said K. Katrinis.
“While accuracy is the biggest problem of the Greek family, with consumers shopping less and more expensive every month, o Prime Minister and Minister of Development they celebrate the reductions in prices that only they see”, emphasized his parliamentary representative PASOK-KINAL, M. Katrinis.
Mr. Katrina speaking on the First Program of ERT about her issue accuracy that is eroding households and businesses, said that “for 2.5 years we have been experiencing a continuous rally of accuracy, with the government to be indifferent, inactive and unable to do controls in the market, with the result that until September 2023 not a single fine had been imposed for food profiteering and while prices had risen cumulatively by 30%!
Even as much as fines ewere found in the last half-year, it was the result of sectoral investigations by the Competition Commission, a year ago. If at that time the Ministry of Development, during the term of office of Mr. Georgiadis, had taken into account these investigations, the accuracy and its effects would have been mitigated”.
He underlined that “increases in several basic food items are the dominant problem of Greek citizens. This is also confirmed by the recent research of the Athens University of Economics and Business, according to which 60% of consumers buy fewer basic food items and have changed their eating habits, due to
excessive cost.
The numbers speak for themselves. Food inflation in Greece closed at 5.4% in March, while in the eurozone it was at 1.7%. The myth of imported precision is shattered when in Greece, food inflation is more than three times the eurozone average, with prices rising at a time when in Europe they are falling.
The price of olive oil has increased by 67%, while the increases in lamb and goat in Greece, where we produce and export, are greater than the European average. The increases from the producer to the consumer reach 40% and this happens because there are no strong control mechanisms to prevent this distortion of the market.
“They celebrate in government for the 2.5% price reduction in detergents and cleaners, while these products were up to 350% more expensive in Greece than in other European countries!”, he said characteristically.
VAT reduction
The PASOK he insists and asks for her reduction of VAT on basic foodstuffsemphasized Mr. Katrina.
He explained that “this is a measure that was implemented in and has worked in various European countries, at a time when food inflation in Greece is three times higher than in the Eurozone”.
“THE government argues that it does not apply this measure because it will not ultimately reach the consumer. This claim, however, is refuted by the supermarket owners themselves who say that a reduction in VAT will lead to an immediate price reduction in his pocket
consumer.
If the government he cannot ensure that a measure he will vote for will not be able to be implemented in practice, then it is better to let another government that can do it”, he added.
“Unfortunately, while accuracy is the biggest problem of the Greek family, with consumers shopping less and more expensive every month, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Development are celebrating the reductions in prices that only they see,” concluded Mr. Katrinis.
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