Good news for Romanians! At Easter, some foods may have capped prices. The announcement made by the Minister of Agriculture

• This year, for Easter, Romanians could take less money out of their pockets for some foods
• The announcement made by the Minister of Agriculture

Good news about a month before Easter! Some foods could become cheaper, after officials proposed that the prices of some products be capped.

At Easter, some foods may have capped prices

Before Easter, officials plan to cap the price of some foods. According to antena3.ro, this ceiling would target traditional products that could have a commercial addition of a maximum of 20%.

While Romanians are happy that they could buy the products in this category at lower prices, specialists criticize the executive’s measure. I say that this cap could make other foods more expensive.

Florin Barbu, the Minister of Agriculture, was the one who announced that he is preparing a draft law by which Romanian products will have a commercial addition of a maximum of 20%. The purpose of this ceiling is to make Romanians buy products in Romania and to increase the sale of traditional Romanian products.

17 basic food products currently have the addition capped at 20%, but it is very possible that during the Easter holidays the list will be extended.

Who are the Romanians who will receive money from the state for the purchase of lamb and lamb for Easter?

In 2024, the Romanian state offers money to help people buy lamb or lamb for Easter. This form of aid from the state is intended for the residents of Cluj county, and the total budget is 6,000,000 lei.

The people who can benefit from this help must fall into at least one of the categories announced by the Department of Social and Medical Assistance in Cluj-Napoca.

– persons with serious or pronounced disabilities, non-institutionalized;

– pensioners, invalids, veterans, war widows, deportees, prisoners, politically persecuted, martyred heroes of the revolution, orphans, whose monthly net income for a single person is up to 2053 lei and up to 1386 lei/family member ;

– registered unemployed (with and without unemployment allowance) whose net monthly income for a single person is up to 2053 lei and up to 1386 lei/family member;

– beneficiaries of social aid or allowance for family support;

– victims of human trafficking;

– victims of domestic violence.

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