Accuracy: Lenten prices skyrocket – Lagana up to 22.2% more expensive than advertised

The most expensive Lent is this year, with the prices on the shelves, demonstrating that even the last measures taken by the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis have failed.

Setting the family Lenten table is another hoot for households as it tends to get more expensive than lavish meals at expensive restaurants.

Indicative are the prices at which the lagana is sold, which reveal the distance from the truth of what is said by government lips.

According to a Mega report, the prices are:

• from 5.5% to 22.2% more expensive the small lagana with 1.90-2.20 euros (instead of 1.80-2 euros according to Skrekas)
• from 5.7% to 12.5% ​​more expensive the 750 g lagana. with 3.15-3.70 euros (instead of 2.80-3.50 euros according to Skrekas)

At what prices will we find Lenten products in the supermarkets?

(From the “Lent basket”)

• Halva: €3.99 – €9.32 / kilo
• Shrimp: €6.96 – €15.25 / kilo
• Calamari: €3.47 – €12.22 / kilo
• Trapsala: €5.70 – €11.48 / kilo
• Octopus: €9.48 – €18.71 / kilo
• Cuttlefish: €10.69 / kilo

Worse than last year

It is recalled that according to a poll, 9 out of 10 citizens state that they have not seen price reductions in supermarkets.

In particular, 80% of citizens said in the Interview poll, conducted for Politic, that they have not seen price reductions, while 5% said “I don’t know, I don’t answer”.

Almost by the same percentage, i.e. 73%, citizens say that this year’s situation will be worse than last year’s Easter, while 8% said “I don’t know, I don’t answer”. As for the electricity bills, citizens say they are disappointed, with 59% not having seen price reductions and 10% saying “I don’t know, I don’t answer”.