From Wednesday, February 22, its application will begin “Lenten Basket”This was announced by the Secretary General for Trade and Consumer Protection Sotiris Anagnostopoulos.

The corresponding announcements on the measure, as well as on the extension of the current “home basket” on a permanent basis until the expiration of the measure, will be made tomorrow, Thursday, February 16.

In addition to the lean products already present in the “home basket”, halva, lean salads and frozen seafood will be added to the “lean basket”. Of these product categories, each supermarket must put at least two products in the basket.

As for the “home basket”, categories such as fresh beef and highly pasteurized milk will be added. In addition, legumes will be “broken down” into 3 categories: chickpeas, lentils and beans, so that all three products are included in supermarket listings.

Mr. Anagostopoulos told ertnews that there was price containment in the 15th week of the measure.

Today, as we enter Week 16, “out of 882 products, we have an increase of 28, a decrease of 51, and 803 have remained stable compared to the previous week,” the CEO noted. trade and consumer protection.

Week 16 of the implementation of the “Home Basket” and out of 882 products, 28 (3.17%) showed an increase, 51 (5.78%) – a decrease, and 803 (91.04%) remained stable! Compared to the previous week, we had a slight decrease in the average basket. The return course begins pic.twitter.com/gH52UqSRr7

— Adonis Georgiadi (@AdonisGeorgiadi) February 15, 2023