Government institutions and supermarket chains signed an agreement so that the population can buy food from the basic basket at low costs every Thursday.
The agreement was signed between the General Directorate of Strategic and Special Projects of the Presidency (Propeep), the Price Stabilization Institute (Inespre) and the supermarket chains of La Sirena, Plaza Lama, Centro Cuesta Nacional, Iberia and La Fuente, as part of the “Buy at Inespre Price in the Supermarket” campaign.
The directors of Propeep, José Leonel Cabrera (Neney); the director of Inespre, Iván Hernández Guzmán and Mario Lama, president of the Lama Group and other representatives of the Supermarkets, highlighted the advantage of this project.
Neney Cabrera, director of Propeep, reported that with this initiative the Dominican Government seeks to cushion the effect of the international crisis on local prices, giving the population greater options and facilities to buy food with up to 30 percent discount on more of 120 commercial establishments of these chains.
Iván Hernández Guzmán, director of Inespre, indicated that for only 1,000 pesos, people will have access to nine products from the basic combo basket, such as select rice (10 lb.), pinto beans (800 gr.), oil (16 oz. .), egg carton (30 units), salami (2 lb.), spaghetti (400 g), tomato paste (16 oz.), sardines (125 g) and frozen chicken (3.5 lb. approx.), noting that these products will also be available in detail.
