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The Athens Chamber of Commerce called for the abolition of the institution of intermediate discounts in a letter to the Minister of Development and Investments, Adonis Georgiadis.
The president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Stavros Kafounis, said: “The abolition of this institution both for ESA and for me personally is a key intervention that will permanently eliminate distortions affecting the market and consumers. “Now is the time to make courageous decisions that facilitate the operation of the many commercial businesses and given the support we have received from the entire commercial community of the country and from consumer organizations, we look forward to the positive response from the minister.”
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The letter recalls that “the Board of Directors of the Athens Chamber of Commerce has unanimously advocated for the abolition of the outdated institution of intermediate discounts, which creates distortions in the market, harming consumers and ultimately the economy.
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Strengthening this position, the Athens Chamber of Commerce has received the support of all commercial organizations in the country, expressing all commercial companies, regardless of region and size, but also consumer organizations, which has repeatedly presented and documented to his ministry.
Given the critical period that we are going through for the survival of thousands of companies and on the occasion of the approval of the bill that regulates, among other things, market issues, which in no way violates the existing operating regime of commercial stores on Sundays, except in specialized cases, which have With the support of local entities as assured us, we request the inclusion in it of the suppression of intermediate discounts ”.
According to the association, “it is time to make courageous decisions that will finally solve long-standing problems for the benefit of society, entrepreneurship and the country’s economic activity.”
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