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permo-w on May 3, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why is inflation so sticky? It could be corporate ...

are you sure that’s not just the result of public price controls on basic products?

DrNosferatu on May 3, 2023 [–]

Nope. No price controls ever enacted. Only recently, a sales tax exemption on basic staple foods was put in place - just started May 2023. (which will be obviously absorbed into retailer's profits)

And I actually surveyed the price data in person.

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