While discussions are still ongoing with large retailers, the Minister in charge of Trade announced on Monday morning the implementation of the anti-inflation basket "
from March [and] for three months
" .
Concretely, a “
little fifty
” everyday products will be offered at cost price – against twenty stated a fortnight ago – to cushion the effects of inflation.
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Among these products will be meat, dairy products, hygiene references but also “
fresh and organic products
”, indicated Olivia Grégoire on
Europe 1
.
Each sign will choose the references put forward, but equivalences will have to be found.
For example, if a group includes a white meat, its competitors will have to do the same.
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The implementation of this anti-inflation basket will go through voluntary commitments by brands and not through legislative or regulatory provisions.
"
Obviously, the distributors didn't wait to set up punchy operations, and fortunately, but they are doing it in a disorderly way and I'm suggesting collective action to them
", underlines the Minister in charge of Trade, "
but there there are two pitfalls to be guarded against, the right to competition and suppliers
”.
On January 16, Jacques Creyssel, from the Fédération du commerce et de la distribution, nevertheless declared that he "
had no proposal from the government at this stage, simply a message asking us if we were ready to attend a working meeting on the subject
".
And to add:
“I said that we agreed to work, without saying that we agreed on a proposal.
At this stage, we have no position on a proposal that we do not know.”
