Under the “microscope” a well-known influencer who promotes products – “There are many smart people who think they can make fun of the world” says the Minister of Development
The Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakos, spoke to Mega about signs of a violation of the law in 2,000 of the total 10,000 product codes that are under control ahead of Black Friday, as well as for an influencer promoting products.
“I want to urge citizens to report what they see, so that the controls are as targeted as possible” he underlined and added: “We are with society, we have no one to spare”. Mr. Theodorikakos pointed out that supermarkets and their suppliers are prohibited from earning a higher percentage of profit than they had in December 2021. “The first thing I did, when I assumed the responsible duties of the Minister of Development, is that we increased the fine sixfold. The six million hurts,” he said characteristically.
“The result of the enormous pressure is the reduction of prices in hundreds of codes”, he said and clarified that “those who increased the prices before including codes in the initiative will be fined”. “Unfortunately there are a lot of clever people who think they can fool the world, but audits are underway at 26 major companies – all the supermarkets, multinationals and the food industry – and the results will start to be announced within the next few days,” he said. Minister of Development. “To beat the accuracy, we have to have strong growth, our children have jobs. There is nothing more important than the right of people to work and the government has achieved a significant reduction in unemployment” he emphasized in closing.
