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Many Bulgarians are of the opinion that it will be difficult for them to cope with their vacation financially. The data of the Holler Live system prove it. The bTV expert commented on the matter.
“In my opinion, people will give more money for food because product prices keep going up. However some average inflation figures are given, my observations are that for food they are going up. But the amount of gifts surprises me, except if people don’t shop at some cheaper stores, in my opinion they gobble up a big percentage of every household’s budget,” economist Mika Zaikova told bTV.
“A Barbie doll costs 60-70 leva. How is it possible that a bunch of bananas costs 10 leva”. The supplement of BGN 70 for pensioners is not enough for anything.”
“If anyone thinks that lean food on Christmas Eve is cheap, they are very mistaken. There are problems with wheat and rice. The market is deglobalized.”
“It’s possible that a large majority of Bulgarians will take out loans to have a full table for the holidays, but they’ll ‘tighten their belts’ on New Year’s Eve. Everyone around the minimum wage is pretty much the working poor.” she added.
“I understand that the subject is particularly sensitive, but people need to know what the truth is. When all the raw materials that go into the cost of dairy products such as energy, raw milk and packaging, how do you expect the final cost not will increase. With an increase in raw materials by 60% to 89%, the price of finished products has increased by only 30-40%, that is, not yet with all costs calculated, explained Dimitar Zorov, president of the Association of milk processors.
“I’m not the typical consumer, because I don’t shop in mass supermarkets. But here we have to note that when you go directly to the producer, then you save an amount in the order of 40%. Otherwise I don’t eat cheese and I can’t say exactly what what is the price in the shops, explained Maria Zhekova, host of “The Taste of Bulgaria” on bTV.
He also commented on data from the Holler live system, which showed just over 40% of people say they will spend wisely.
“If the situation at the moment has prompted us to be reasonable, that’s fine. I think we need to start consuming food sensibly, since we buy more than we need. Data show that around 600-700 tons are thrown away in Bulgaria every year food products are thrown away. Large companies – supermarkets and restaurants – are the ones that throw away food, while the average person throws away around 26 kg a year”.
