ECO, European Consumer Organization and INTESACONSUMATORI, formed by Adoc, Adusbef, Codacons and Federconsumatori, on 18th September have declared the “Bread Strike”, a denunciation against the raise of the prices of bread, pasta and other food, and against the raise of the fares of electricity, gas, oil and fuel. The Associations invite citizens to abstain from buy and consume, for all the day, bread and pasta, and to economize on electricity, gas and fuel.
“We want to call attention to the price emergency – the Presidents of the Associations declare – mainly for food and energy, primary and irreplaceable goods. Families suffer this situation, so the Italian economy. In the last year, the price of bread has growth of the 16%, the price of pasta of 26%. Gasoline has growth of the 10%, fuel of the 19%. From 2001, prices are literally doubled. A sack of the consumers' finances”.