The DAB conducted a survey on the price changes in supermarkets under the epidemic and found that since the launch of the second phase of consumer coupons, the prices of goods in Wellcome and Parknshop, two large local supermarkets, have risen significantly, and one of the frozen foods is 40% more expensive.
DAB Legislative Council member Gan Wenyu criticized supermarkets for "making all their money" under the epidemic, calling on supermarkets to tide over the difficulties with the public.
Wellcome has increased significantly in the past two years
The “Supermarket Price Concern Group” of the DAB compared the price changes of 12 products related to people’s livelihood in two supermarkets within two years, and found that while consumers’ shopping confidence has improved, the prices of supermarket products have also risen. Among them, Wellcome’s products in the past two years The increase in price increases was relatively large, with an increase of more than 10.2%. After the issuance of the second phase of consumer coupons, the increase was even more than 12%.
According to the survey, although the price increase of Parknshop's products in the past two years was relatively low, only 4.4%, it also faced a price increase after issuing consumer coupons, with an increase of 9.2%.
It is worth noting that the price of one of the leek and pork dumplings (180gm) launched by "Wan Chai Ferry Pier" has increased by 40% in both supermarkets in the past two years.
Tsang Wing-fai, a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, pointed out that the increase in public demand for frozen food under the epidemic will indeed drive the market price trend, but a 40% increase in prices is unreasonable.
Yan Wenyu said that citizens are living hard under the epidemic. After the launch of electronic consumer coupons, it has successfully driven the flow of people in supermarkets, but the prices of daily necessities sold in supermarkets have risen significantly, which is equivalent to offsetting the effectiveness of consumer coupons. financial pressure.
Advocate for Housing Department to introduce competition to avoid geographical monopoly
The DAB has put forward a number of suggestions, including that when the Housing Department handles the relevant tenancy agreements, in addition to considering the principle of "highest price wins", competition should also be introduced to prevent a single supermarket group from having a regional monopoly; In order to prevent the price from "covering the eyes", it is touted as "preferential price", "member price", "smart price", etc., but in fact the price has increased unabated.
The DAB called on supermarkets to tide over the difficult times with the public, pointing out that the epidemic has eased and many economic activities are resuming, but it does not mean that the business sector can increase the prices of daily necessities to "make all the money" and "cut the pockets of the citizens."
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