Lent: What Check Up Shows Prices Of Fasting Products

On foot are the control workshops both to ensure the quality of the items consumed, especially on the Net Monday, but also all of it, as well as for those that are formed. Since the first day of application of the “Cent of Lent” prices in the majority of the basic products that fill the Saracostian table are lower or equal to last year, as shown by the invoices made. As Minister of Development Costas Skrekas said: “Our goal is to have affordable prices for everyone. There is a moderate decrease in prices compared to last year. The government’s attempt to deescalate inflation, lower prices and help households continues. We will not stop controls on unfair profitability, and the structural measures we have taken have already begun to bear fruit.” It is recalled that popular markets, ovens and minimarkets will operate the Net Monday while, this year, by 2 noon, some major supermarket chains will operate. Also, constantly, open will be from Sunday through the afternoon of Clean Monday’s stores of both the Varvatiki Market and the Consumer Market in the Redee market. Comparisons of Lent baskets It is recalled that from Lent basket comparisons in two large supermarket chains the following elements arise: Supermarket: 1% Frozen shrimp peeled: -6% Frozen squid whole: -3% Frozen squid cut: -30% Frozen octopus: -13% Halvas: 0% Olives: 15% Tourism: 0% Supermarket: 2% Frozen shrimp whole: -4% Frozen shrimp peeled: -1% Frozen squid: -30% Frozen octopus cuttlefish: -2% Halves: 3% Olives: 16% Tourism – Pickles: 8% As far as the price of the hare is concerned, the price of the large hare (750 gr) ranges from 2,80 – 3,50 euros and for the small from 1,80 – 2 euros. In consumer reports that there are price differences in the products included in the Lent basket from supermarkets to supermarkets, the Minister of Development has replied that: “The deviations are either due to actual data – such as the operating costs of supermarket chains – or due to different trade policy of each chain” but then stressed that controls are continuous to prevent attempts at profiteering. Moreover, for the better service of consumers the minister also recalls the importance of using the e-katanalotis ministry platform as with this tool consumers can see and compare prices for the products they are interested in from their neighborhood supermarkets to make their own “Kalthi”. SOURCE: RES-BE