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| Food Rationing Next? Supermarkets Allowed to Begin Rationing, Says Spain's Socialist Government |
| 2022-04-06 |
| [Breitbart] The socialist government of Spain has introduced new laws allowing for the supermarkets to ration food and other items as a part of its “Response Plan” to the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine. Amid soaring inflation, which hit nearly 10 per cent in March, the Spanish government, controlled by the leftist Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has opened up a legal loophole for supermarkets to begin rationing to customers. Published on Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE) news bulletin website of the government, an amendment was inserted to the Regulation of Retail Trade law of 1996, which previously prohibited businesses from rationing. The new amendment reads: “Exceptionally, when there are extraordinary circumstances or force majeure that justify it, commercial establishments may temporarily suspend the prohibition… of limiting the number of items that can be purchased by each buyer.” The government stressed that rationing must be justified, such as in order to prevent shortages, prior to limits being implemented. Despite the worrying signal from the struggling state, the government’s Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda Raquel Sánchez appealed for calm, saying: “Sometimes there are alarms guided by nervousness. That is what the plan contemplates and I think the important thing is that we make a call for responsibility, that together it is up to us to transmit a message of tranquillity to the citizenry.” Sánchez said the supermarkets and markets should be “responsible” in how they convey information to the public to prevent panic buying. The Spanish broadsheet Heraldo de Aragón noted that there has already been some instances of panic buying — likening it to the run on toilet paper during the early stages of the Chinese coronavirus — with consumers rushing to buy sunflower oil related products for fear of shortages. Ukraine and Russia dominate the global sunflower oil market, along with several others. |
| Posted by:Helmuth, Speaking for Bonaparte1955 |
| #3 At my wifes store she had to raise prices of a dozen eggs by $1.40. Shit bout to get real. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-04-06 21:26 |
| #2 The extended family members have quit the private snide remarks about us stocking up extra here and there. An are now asking for pointers and suggestions. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-04-06 13:22 |
| #1 The COVID suppression acted as the friendly match, preparing for this day. "Force majeur" can be used to justify any kind of dictatorial action. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Bonaparte1955 2022-04-06 00:46 |