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CHRONIC. Inflation worries right up to the top of the state. But the magic basket announcements are pschitt while the large distribution reluctant.
Par Sophie Coignard
Quickly announced, the “anti-inflation basket” mentioned by the government is struggling to see the light of day.© LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
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Emmanuel Macron launched this little sentence last Saturday, when he inaugurated the Agricultural Show: “Those who have to make an effort on their margins are the distributors. To tell the truth, in such a context, the president took little risk in overwhelming the supermarkets! But the subject is serious. Very serious even. It was even discussed Wednesday in the Council of Ministers by the Head of State.
Commercial negotiations between producers and large retailers, carried out in pain and recrimination, have been officially closed since Thursday. Inflation sharpens everyone’s nerves, starting with consumers who are dizzy with the waltz of labels. Bruno Le Maire has very imprudently declared, on several occasions, that there is “no…