“The statements by Juan Roig, who accumulates a fortune of greater than 3,000 million euros, display a scarcity of sensitivity that’s really astonishing and society doesn’t perceive. Workers, SMEs, the self-employed, wealth creators don’t perceive it.”
This has been criticized, in statements despatched to the media, after the press convention to current Mercadona’s outcomes, during which Roig has acknowledged that the costs in its supermarkets have gone up “a nonsense” though he has assured that they’ve “let go the pores and skin” to go on decrease prices to customers.
Illueca regretted the historic enhance in meals costs, given the brand new rise within the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February, and recalled that “it’s inflicting immense struggling to households.”
“Ruthless Capitalists”
“That that very same day Mercadona overrated the rise in its earnings is solely obscene,” he emphasised. “He exhibits that when a few of us talked about ruthless capitalists, we had been really describing details.”
Faced with this example, the Vice President urged the Government and the Generalitat to “get to work as quickly as attainable” to restrict the value of meals and “put a cease to the abuses which can be happening.”
In addition to those statements, he has shared a message on Twitter during which he attaches two information objects concerning the rise within the CPI and the rise in Mercadona’s earnings, together with the label ‘NosMeanyDicenQueLlueve’.
The identical day {that a} historic enhance within the value of meals is introduced, Mercadona puffs up its earnings, which have elevated by 5%. “Having advantages will not be dangerous,” mentioned Juan Roig, whose fortune exceeds 3,000 million euros… #NosMeanyDicenQueLlueve 😡 pic.twitter.com/vsqESzrQd5
— Héctor Illueca (@Hector_Illueca_) March 14, 2023 Echenique: “In addition to placing his hand in your pocket, he pisses in your face”
Another who has additionally reacted to Roig’s statements within the presentation of the outcomes of the Valencian grocery store chain, has been the spokesman for United We Can in Congress, Pablo Echenique, who has attacked the president of Mercadona, declaring that “along with placing you your hand in your pocket each time you buy groceries, it pisses in your face”, via a message posted on their social networks.
In addition to placing your hand in your pocket each time you buy groceries, he pisses in your face.
But do not say one phrase larger than the opposite. Be quiet. Lower the decibels. In the face of looting and humiliation, a smile. And she remembers: it’s the millionaires who create the wealth. pic.twitter.com/KzecVmKnQq
– Pablo Echenique (@PabloEchenique) March 14, 2023
Later, Echenique ironized that “one phrase louder than the opposite” shouldn’t be mentioned, nor make “noise” however somewhat “decrease the decibels” and present a “smile” within the face of “looting and humiliation”, as a result of ” It’s the millionaires who create the wealth.”
Previously, the chief of Podemos and Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, has as soon as once more charged towards Mercadona, which she blames for profiting from the disaster to get “a whole lot of income”, and calls for that the Government has to place “limits on hypothesis and intervene within the purchasing cart”.
This has additionally been reported by social networks after studying the CPI knowledge for February, which displays a 16.6% enhance in meals costs in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
Mercadona earned 718 million euros in 2022, 5.5% extra. Some are getting a whole lot of income from an financial disaster that’s making an increasing number of folks discover it tough to fill the fridge.
The Government has to restrict hypothesis and intervene within the purchasing basket.
— Ione Belarra (@ionebelarra) March 14, 2023
“The Government has to place a restrict on hypothesis and intervene within the purchasing basket,” Belarra emphasised in reference to the proposals on this matter raised by his formation to the PSOE, which undergo capping the value of meals or subsidizing a 14 % primary merchandise within the purchasing cart.