In the pre-election campaign in November 2011, Prime Minister Robert Fico promised the citizens of Slovakia cheaper food. At that time, he declared that he would take measures that would only affect the rich. After 13 years, the prime minister still talks about this promise. However, the opposition blames the prime minister for causing food prices to rise in Slovakia, and ordinary citizens feel it too.
With a call to fulfill the promised reduction in food prices, the Slovakia movement turned to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Richard Takáč (Smer-SD). “In the center of Paris, where the average wage is 4,000 euros, butter costs 2.55 euros. In Slovakia, it is more expensive. Mr. Takač, take a real look at the store and see how much people pay for food. Mr. Pellegrini and Fico, you promised people cheaper food, but you just deceived them again, you increased your salaries, you increase your luxury and you impoverish people,” said the chairman of the Slovakia movement, Igor Matovič, at the beginning of this year.
Our reader Ladislav, who dug into the Prime Minister’s statements about cheaper food in Slovakia, wrote to the editors and sent us what prices are in Northern Ireland. “Fico probably used to come here,” he wrote to us about the picture from the store, which shows the prices of some foods and you won’t believe your eyes.
For 0.08 British pounds (converted to 0.10 euros) you can buy here two kilos of potatoes, a kilo of carrots, a kilo of onions, 500 g of parsnips or 500 g of Brussels sprouts. For 500 g of mandarins or watermelon, you pay only 0.49 British pounds (converted to 0.59 euros). You can find the images in the gallery.
1 euro = 0.82965 British pound
