A well-known supermarket chain raised prices as soon as the closure was announced – Newsbeast

Increased commodity prices large supermarket chain the day the prime minister announced the second emergency shutdown as announced by the Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis, something that arose from the control mechanisms of the ministry. As a result, the member of the government introduced an amendment to avoid similar incidents in the future.

As highlighted by Mr. Georgiadis, “We have seen increases in the prices of the products. There was a supermarket chain (which he did not name) that made large increases in staples the day the prime minister announced the closure. “Until February 28, 2021, stores will not be able to sell specific products at prices that generate a higher profit than what was offered to them last September.” In other words, if in September a company had, for example, a profit of 20%, then in the middle of a blockade it cannot have more than 20%.

“We want companies to make profits, not losses. But the profit cannot be greater than what they had under normal circumstances. No one can play with the misfortune of the Greek people. The vast majority of supermarkets have shown consistency. Only one chain went up. “Now everyone should know that we are monitoring the issue and we have the tool to impose fines,” said Mr. Georgiadis.

Finally, he announced the arrival of a significant investment in our country, which will refer to the field of research and development, whose file is being processed by Enterprise Greece.