9 minutes agoKosovo's meat and milk are expensive
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Why the new year's holidays went by, the prices of basic products are continuing to rise. Finally this trend has joined the increase in the price of eggs, tobacco, and meat. Citizens are considering it to be an alarming situation, as salaries have not increased to 2 euros more expensive than a few days ago yes [...]
This is just one of several products that suffered price increases after the holiday season. Besides, milk products, meat, and tobacco are now more expensive.
There have been cases in the country's markets where a complete egg has cost up to 5 euros and 15 cents. These price hikes the Ministry of Commerce are saying they are inspecting them did not specifically respond to television if they will take any action.
The Market Inspector's “Over the past few months has increased the number of consumer protection inspections, in particular for monitoring the label showing the product's origin flag. These inspections have continued even on official holidays in the Republic of Kosovo. In any case, actions are being taken in accordance with the legislation in force (the fine and immediate ordinance for the elimination of irregularities)”, the Ministry of Commerce have said.
Despite the ministry saying it inspects, citizens are facing staggering prices.
I'm witnessing through all of the markets, there are price hikes, now is the cold weather and lack of eggs in family economies, but even in larger family economies there is more consumption, so maybe prices have been raised”, stated Addem Ramadani citizen.
With a purchasing capacity if you bought two liters of oil, you're now buying a liter of oil, therefore d.m. Our table's going down -- 18x1>, Miranda Zeneli said, citizen.
There are citizens who are taking this situation for granted.
The “People have lived and survived, but right now it's a shame what's happening now, how affordable it is, what an unemployed citizen needs to do, get on the street”, has Sabri Kadriu Citizen.
But economists are not considering these price hikes as real, but estimate that traders used the diaspora's arrival for price change.
There can't always be a reason for rising prices of war in Ukraine, and in that direction I believe it's time to have more monitoring, who shares and maintains commercial subsidies, who monitors them? At the same time the authority of competition should be more active and act against this”, has added Safet Gerjaliu .
According to the Kosovo Statistics Agency, in 2022 the country had an average inflation rate of 12 percent, while the Central Bank expects inflation to decline to 2023. /Dukagini
