2023-05-21 18:35:57
Los French supermarkets will keep their discounts for three more months. The French Minister of Economy, Bruno the Mayor, the decision has advanced this Sunday after high inflation continues to affect households, according to Bloomberg. In early March, Le Maire announced an agreement with the large distributors in the country to offer the population a series of products at the lowest possible price under the denomination “quarter against inflation” that would last from March 15 to June 15. But now they have decided to extend until mid-September.
“It lasts until June 15, but obviously we will extend it one more quarter because summer is particularly difficult y prices will not drop immediatelythe retailers had to commit for this summer and they have done it”, has affirmed in the television program What a time, in France 2. According to Le Maire, the food industry has also agreed to reopen negotiations with supermarkets this month in an effort to try to lower prices for consumers. In France, food prices have displaced energy as the main driver of the inflation.
This decision comes a few days after the Vice President and Economy Minister, Nadia Calvinoaffirmed that the aid has to be “withdrawn”, in an interview in Catalonia Radio collected by Europa Press. “The aid has to be withdrawn, not only in Spain, but in all countries. Calviño recalled that in the Spanish case, the Government contemplates reviews every six months through automatic mechanisms, as is the case of the fuel aid for professionals or VAT reduction on food. In both cases, its completion is scheduled At the end of june.
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In France, Macron had spent months trying to get the supermarket chains they will push one shopping basket with reduced prices. But the big distributors refused and finally agreed with the Government that Each group decides the number and type of products to offer at a reduced price. Business freedom, instead of state regulation, which caused consumer associations to receive the measure with skepticism.
Some chains like Carrefour or Intermarché were released with packages with 200 and 500 items at reduced prices with foods considered “healthy”as yogurts, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables. But also preserves, frozen, bread, milk or cereals, and another 100 for daily usesuch as detergent or baby diapers. All of own brands. But other supermarkets such as Leclerc criticized the move as a “communication operation” after affirming that in his case they had promoted offers of this type before having reached the agreement with the government.
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