Venezuelan Minister of Food Félix Osorio thinks that keeping prices without any variation is "vulgar"
ANGIE CONTRERAS C. | EL UNIVERSAL
Thursday March 20, 2014 09:52 AM
Prices of the foodstuffs sold through Mercal, a network of food vendors under the aegis of the Venezuelan government, have risen "step by step" in the last year, with no formal announcement from the Executive Office.
As alleged by Food Minister Félix Osorio, rising prices has been a measure to curb outgoing smuggling of subsidized commodities.
The last "formal" hike of prices in the foodstuffs traded through Mercal network occurred in 2009.
In the minister opinion, keeping prices without any variation is "vulgar."
Osorio downplayed the claims of production problems in Venezuela and attributed imports to a larger demand.
As alleged by Food Minister Félix Osorio, rising prices has been a measure to curb outgoing smuggling of subsidized commodities.
The last "formal" hike of prices in the foodstuffs traded through Mercal network occurred in 2009.
In the minister opinion, keeping prices without any variation is "vulgar."
Osorio downplayed the claims of production problems in Venezuela and attributed imports to a larger demand.
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