A key week for consumers in our country. Finally, by Friday at the latest, all prices of goods and services in our country must be listed with prices in euros and leva. The law has already been adopted, and the rules for introducing the new currency are clear. The state continues to monitor price speculation. The latest data show a slight jump in some basic foods, but a decrease in the price of the total amount we allocate to the market.
There is a jump in the price of:
► chicken
► eggs
► lemons
► cheese
► apples
„We are observing a process that was also characteristic of last week - seasonal fluctuations, normal variations. In general, prices are influenced by the climate and warm weather. We have not observed any unusual economic phenomena or any interventions in the market. The consumer basket for the week compared to last week's level is two leva down - from 99 leva to 97 leva. This is entirely due to seasonal variations – for fruits and vegetables and for basic food products”, explained the Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets Vladimir Ivanov.
The price of:
► oil
► yellow cheese
► sugar
► beans
► rice
► flour
► pork
► yogurt
On the eve of the entry into force of the dual labeling, some visitors to the stores feel that there is already a difference in prices.
“Today, if so, tomorrow, when I go in, the price will be different. Two cents, five cents. It depends on how much the soup cook says. "That's how it is in Bulgaria," commented one of the buyers.
Since October 8, the state has been using all its available resources to regulate prices and punish speculation.
“They voted on some law, hopefully there will be some improvements. At least to stop the price increase. But I don't notice a big increase”, said another buyer.
According to experts, the administrative measures that the state plans to take will not lead to the desired effect, but to the opposite: higher prices and even a shortage of certain goods on the shelf. Specialists point out that the adoption of the euro itself should not lead to higher prices.
“In no way should it cause any panic in the government and for it to take any extreme measures, such as we see. They lead to chaos, to comments. The greatest danger of speculation is government speculation,” said Petar Ganev from the Institute for Market Economics.