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Price of fruit juices up; quality down
NUEVA GERONA, January 16 (www.cubanet.org)
- The price of fruit juices sold in the
Isle of Youth has gone up by government
order, and consumers, who say the quality
of the product is worse than ever, are unhappy.
Local cafeterias started charging 90 cents
for a glass of juice that used to sell for
50 cents. Consumers say the juice is mostly
water, with a little sugar and poor quality
fruit concentrate.
Marta Rodríguez, the manager of
the Hanoi cafeteria in La Demajagua, on
the outskirts of Nueva Gerona, explained
the price increase saying: "The measure
was handed down from the finance and price
directorate of the Popular Power and the
Municipal Commerce and Gastronomy company.
It is true, the measure has not been well
received by the population, but we are obligated
to implement it. As far as the quality of
the product, we always try to make it within
the established parameters."
In the nearby town of Atanagildo Cajigal,
juice sales have gone down since the price
increase.
"No one ever consulted the people
about prices; the government just decides
and always has the last word," said
La Demajagua resident Roberto Rodríguez.
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