The basic shopping basket with 30 products at 30 euros that Carrefour is going to market to alleviate the impact of prices on families does not include any fresh products, fruit, meat or fish, and
does include other items more associated with the consumption of indulgence
, such as white chocolate, cola, or hamburger bun.
It is at least
the composition of the pilot basket
that the distribution chain has prepared, although Carrefour sources explain that the basket is not final, that it is only a pilot and that the final list of products will be known on Monday.
It is a first draft, because the idea, moreover, is that the basket varies and there is a rotation of food.
Minister
Yolanda Díaz
began the debate on prices in supermarkets earlier this week, speaking of the need to limit basic products such as bread, milk and eggs, and Carrefour announced the creation of this basic basket two days later, although
its basket-test at the moment does not include bread or milk or eggs
.
This pilot basket includes, for example, cotton swabs, diapers, salt, coffee, fabric softener, bleach, toilet paper, sliced bread, oatmeal, cookies, pasta, corn and sunflower oil, among others.
It represents a saving of 16 euros,
because if the amount of each of the items is added, the purchase would cost 46 euros.
In this basket
, the most expensive product is a pack of diapers
, at 14.25 euros, some meatballs with tomato sauce, at 2.75 euros.
Does not include olive oil.
On Monday the minister, who already met this Thursday with Carrefour,
will meet with all the distribution associations
, Asedas, Anged and Aces, and with the consumer associations.
Distribution sources insist that the sector has been making efforts for a long time to offer options to the consumer, who "has also made a recomposition of their spending", opting for white brands or cheaper products within each category.
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