Vegetable prices surge 4-5 times in Romania
Thursday, 9 August 2007
BUCHAREST, Aug 8 (Xinhua): Vegetable prices in Romania surged 4- 5 times in 2007, compared to last year, because of drought and speculators, an official said here recently.
Aurel Tanase, director general of National Inter- professional Organization Prod Com Vegetables and Fruits in Romania (OINLF), said: "We must discover together with the authorities solutions for the sale of floral products within a system without intermediaries. At present, this system disadvantages producers, but works in favor of speculators, who push up the price of vegetables and fruits two to three-fold."
Representatives of the organisation in the vegetables and fruits sector are also asking for aid regarding the application of a similar tax regime for all producers.
Producers are also asking for VAT reduction applied to all these products, from the actual 19 per cent to a 7-9 per cent.
Aurel Tanase, director general of National Inter- professional Organization Prod Com Vegetables and Fruits in Romania (OINLF), said: "We must discover together with the authorities solutions for the sale of floral products within a system without intermediaries. At present, this system disadvantages producers, but works in favor of speculators, who push up the price of vegetables and fruits two to three-fold."
Representatives of the organisation in the vegetables and fruits sector are also asking for aid regarding the application of a similar tax regime for all producers.
Producers are also asking for VAT reduction applied to all these products, from the actual 19 per cent to a 7-9 per cent.