Tomorrow the announcements will be made for “Lent basket“, as well as for the expansion of the “household basket” with new products, on a permanent basis, until the end of the measure, as the general secretary of Trade and Consumer Protection Sotiris Anagnostopoulos said speaking to ERTNEWS.

The application of the Lenten basket will start from next Wednesday, February 22, which is also the Wednesday before Maundy Monday» pointed out the general secretary

It is recalled that the Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis, the Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis, the General Secretary of Trade and Consumer Protection Sotiris Anagnostopoulos, the commander of the Inter-Services Market Control Unit (DIMEA) Charalambos Melissinos and the CEO of Warply and responsible for the platform e-katanalotis Yiannis Doxaras, will hold a press conference tomorrow, during which they will announce the addition of new categories to the “Household Basket” and the imposition of fines on supermarket chains for profiteering following audits by DIMEA.

On this occasion, Mr. Anagnostopoulos speaking to ERTNEWS, said that “within the household basket there are already price restraints for the 15th week and we are entering the 16th. Of the 882 products, we have an increase in 28, a decrease in 51 and 803 remained stable compared to the previous week.”

He noted: “In general, the household basket has proven that it can contain and – in some cases – reduce prices” and highlighted that in recent weeks there has been a significant addition of branded products.

Accuracy is not something to deal with in the “household basket”, the secretary-general added, but added that it is a tool and “consumers, the most sensitive to price appreciation, can find a haven of low to zero inflation”.

The general secretary announced that among the categories that will be added to the household basket will be fresh beef and highly pasteurized milk, while pulses will be separated into 3 categories – chickpeas, lentils, beans – so that supermarket lists include three products.

The “Lent Basket”

As for the “Lent baskets”, in addition to the fasting products already present in the household basket, “halva, fasting salads, as well as frozen seafood will be added, of which every supermarket should put at least two items in the household basket” as Mr. Anagnostopoulos said.