Commission to look at prices

[NewsWhore]

In keeping with an age-old political tradition, President Leonel Fernandez has set up a commission to look into the issues surrounding the latest spate of price increases in most consumer items, especially those in the basic family food basket. He asked the commission to seek alternatives, according to the Minister of Hacienda, Vicente Bengoa. The commission is composed of the ministers of Commerce and Industry, Agriculture, Hacienda and the Presidential Chief of Staff, Luis Manuel Bonetti. According to Bengoa, the commission met with the President to discuss a range of issues and even discussed the possibility of new subsidies to some sectors. The price increases were blamed on external factors, according to Hoy.

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