From March and for a period of three months, around fifty everyday products at low prices will be offered by large retailers.
What is the anti-inflation basket?
[Mise à jour du 31 janvier 2023 à 10h51]. To cope with the increase in the cost of everyday life and support the French, the government is setting up a anti-inflation basket. While it was supposed to contain only twenty everyday products, the basket will finally be made up ofabout fifty products at cost price. The goal: to help consumers cope with rising prices on supermarket shelves and boost their food budgets.
From when will the anti-inflation basket be implemented?
This Monday, January 30, the Minister in charge of Trade Olivia Grégoire specified that this system should be put in place “from the month of March for three months”.
What products make up the anti-inflation basket?
“A little fifty everyday products that would meet the needs of a family with children” will be offered at low prices in large retailers, said the minister on Europe 1. Among these products will be meat, dairy products, hygiene products but also fresh and organic products. The objective is to “ensure that the French can have attractive prices on a daily basket. I’m keen that there are also quality products, fresh, organic products and that it’s not just a low price basket, but a daily basket.“, she added.
Distributors will have to show goodwill so that farmers and producers are not penalized by the low prices in the basket. If the government does not wish to establish rules or legislative provisions, it is indeed counting on the voluntary commitments of the brands. The various players will therefore be free to define the references of the products that will make up the anti-inflation basket. On the other hand, the other competitors will have to align themselves on the types of products offered.