2024-02-16 09:07:46
Neighbors have assured that products such as bread or wood have increased their prices, a situation that Sernac is already monitoring.
Neighbors of the sectors affected by the fires in the Valparaíso Region They continue removing debris from their homes, but a new problem has been affecting them for several days now: they reported the increase in prices of essential products and construction materials.
According to BioBioChile, Danny Córdova, a furniture maker, assured that the prices of tools, for example, rose by 10%. “They are decried, They have increased the material that I occupy by 10%. A sheet of material is now $37,990. The wood has also been raised quite a bit,” she said.
Meanwhile, in Meganoticias, residents of the Belloto Sur sector, reported that “(There are increases) In supermarketswhich is where you go to buy because you are supposed to buy a little cheaper, but yes, the products are more expensive,” he said.
One of the volunteers, meanwhile, pointed out that “what has been most noticed is the increase in prices because, for example, The sliced bread that you buy for $1,990 is worth $2,890 today.. Water is scarce, it is expensive. So, we have to be more supportive in this time of tragedy, I don’t know if that can be regulated.”
Mario, meanwhile, referred to construction materials. “Wood is a noble material and in these places it is the material that is used, and when trying to buy these materials you notice that prices have increased. Who is affected by that? These people, the ones who really need the wood. Prices have already gone up,” he said.
In that sense, he indicated that “for example, a material that costs $2,790 is now $3,180; a material that costs $1,790 is now $2,200“.
What did Sernac say?
Given the complaint about price increases in various sectors of the Valparaíso Region, Marcos Moralesregional director of the National Consumer Service (Sernac) of Valparaíso, assured that they are monitoring this situation.
“In case of non-compliance with these obligations, The law punishes with minor imprisonment in its minimum to medium degree, that is, from 61 days to three years, to people who engage in hoarding essential goods, price manipulation or selling risky foods,” he warned.