3 | 25/03/2021 – 15:44 (GMT-4)
Dozens of Cubans reacted indignantly to the price of the Nescafé that the island government sells to Free Convertible Currency stores, which ranges from 15.70 to more than $ 20 per 300-gram jar.
“This is Llotja Shopping Center. Please if anyone knows what this Nescafé is made of let me know. The price is so high that maybe it has a magical component or something and I’m half skeptical and that’s why I saw it as expensive, ”a Cuban posted on Facebook, and attached to her post several photos of the shelves where the product is displayed.
In them it is possible to be seen that the Nescafé Classic – that in Mexico oscillates between 3 and 4 dollars according to the amount by grams (70 and 96 Mexican pesos); in the United States $ 7.72 dollars and in Spain it is less than 5.98 € (euros) – it costs in Havana $ 15.70 dollars.
For its part, the 300 gram Nescafé Gold jar – which in Spain costs € 3.85 – is priced at $ 20.40.
Several netizens have recalled that a few months ago the 200-gram Nescafé could be purchased for 3.75 Worm, but dollar prices are now too high.
“They want to make millions at the expense of us,” one Facebook user said, while another joked “My God, maybe you have ground gold.”
“No, more expensive than New York, with the poverty here and Dubai prices,” “No you no, it’s expensive. What’s more, I think it’s better to buy it in Mexico, it comes out cheaper including the ticket and the ‘accommodation and shopping at USD 2 x1 “,” and in the US it’s worth a dollar and a half .. that disrespect, “are some of the comments.
“And what about the package of pollooo breasts that go up and up without explanation, I don’t know how far this will be,” with all the products live to see, I’m not of the opinion because when something doesn’t suit me I don’t buy it or look for other options, ”others said.
For his part, an Internet user recommended not buying the product to pressure the government to lower prices.
“That’s why they don’t buy it and they have to take it down. They drop the hot potato to see how many get their teeth into it,” one woman pointed out.
In the middle of the scarcity in Cuba, The government of Miguel Díaz-Canel has embarked on the MLC collection through exclusive stores where they can only buy people who receive remittances or work for foreign companies, as wages on the island are paid in Cuban pesos and the authorities do not sell USD at the Exchange Houses (CADECA).
Last January, the regime began to implement the so-called “Tasca ordenamento”, which included a salary increase of up to 4.2 percent but also saw the rise in prices of all products on the island between 5 and 13 percent.
After this measure, Cubans say they earn more money, but they are getting poorer every day, as wages come less.
Recently several families reported that egg cartons range in the black market on the island from 250 pesos to 400 pesos. “The pound of milk powder like that: 250, 300, 400 pesos. Here in Central Havana pork, when you find it, is at 100 pesos a pound,” they said.
For her part, actress Ariana Alvarez shared her bewilderment with the high bill when she went from paying 4 Cuban pesos for the service to 100 pesos.
one Cubadebate official portal survey to reveal on March 1 the popular discontent in Cuba with the implementation of the economic reorganization, and that the inhabitants of the island categorically reject the new measure.
When asked if in the first 59 days of the year he was able to meet his needs with the new salary 66 per cent of participants said they had not been able to do so.
To the second question “Do you appreciate a disproportionate increase in the prices of products and services?”, 76 percent of respondents answered “Yes, at all”; and 91 percent said that with rising prices had NOT improved the quality of products and services ?.
The poll was removed from the pro-government portal a day later and so far authorities have not said what they will do with the result, as they apparently do not intend to backtrack on the measure.