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Tuesday, 27 July 2021 03:07

Prices of eggs, oils, milk and vegetables increase up to 33%.

Written by Evelyn Alas
Prices of eggs, oils, milk and vegetables increase up to 33%.

The Defensoría del Consumidor (DC) mobilized to some establishments selling products of the basic food basket to monitor and investigate the increase in products such as oils, eggs, vegetables and medical supplies.

The institution so far verified 21 cases where the prices of various products have been increased, to list: edible oils with an increase of 21%, in eggs, there is an increase of up to 34% and also in milk of 6%. Likewise, in the price of vegetables, such as tomatoes, there has been a 50% increase in price.

There was also an increase in the prices of medical supplies, in the case of alcohol gel of up to 18%, and KN95 surgical masks went from costing US$1.00 to US$2.50.

The unjustified increase may result in a fine of up to 500 minimum wages for the whole month of July. The Defensoría del Consumidor (DC), has been verifying that the prices of the above mentioned products have increased between 18% and 33%.

This is a call for people to visit the website of the Defensoría del Consumidor and report these increases that affect the pocket of salvadorans.

 

 

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