“For a series of products, fruits and vegetables, we have lower prices than last year,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted on Monday after a visit to the central vegetable market of Athens in Renti.
“The struggle to ensure that Greek consumers enjoy quality products at reasonable prices is continuing. I am glad to see that for a series of products, fruits and vegetables, we have lower prices than last year.”
Ο αγώνας κατά της ακρίβειας είναι ένας αγώνας διαρκής. Συνεχίζεται η προσπάθεια έτσι ώστε οι Έλληνες καταναλωτές να απολαμβάνουν ποιοτικά προϊόντα σε λογικές τιμές. Και χαίρομαι που διαπιστώνω ότι σε μία σειρά από προϊόντα, λαχανικά και φρούτα, έχουμε χαμηλότερες τιμές από πέρσι. pic.twitter.com/ZmpzFWZapt
— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) April 22, 2024
“We are fighting, with strict inspections of the market and in collaboration with the entire supply chain, to be able to offer products to consumers at prices that are equivalent to or lower than last year,” the PM added.
He stressed that the battle against inflation was ongoing adding that for the first time there were encouraging signs and the “persistent inflation in food appears to be starting to level off.”
The prime minister, who was accompanied by Development Minister Kostas Skrekas, spoke with merchants about prices, the supply chain and the investments that have been made for the storage and transportation of goods. He was also told about the strong interest shown in Greek products abroad and the qualitative edge that will enable Greek exports to increase their penetration and share of foreign markets.
Note that the government launches two categories of goods in controlled or reduced prices ahead of Easter on May 5: the “Godparents Basket” and the “Easter Basket”
The first category goes into effect today, Monday and the second on Wednesday, April 23.
PS I personally haven’t noticed any price reductions in fruits and vegetables but a further increase of over 5.% in food in March. Yet, both the PM and the DevMinister who never do any shopping know better and thus in the central market of Athens where food items are generally slightly cheaper.
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Any chance I wonder if KM and his mates somehow “coerced” the traders to lower their prices for the photo-shoot? 🙂
The ambiguous nature of his research deserves all of our respect “not” what a fool, in real terms nothing goes down.
If last year fertilizers where at there most expensive ever, and let’s say an apple was €2 ,the year before €1.50 but this year €1.95, this tells us nothing apart from, last year’s apple was over priced due to fertiliser prices .