The price of fruit juices sold in the Isle of Youth has gone up by government order, and consumers, who say the quality of the product is worse than ever, are unhappy.
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Local cafeterias started charging 90 cents for a glass of juice that used to sell for 50 cents. Consumers say the juice is mostly water, with a little sugar and poor quality fruit concentrate.
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Marta RodrÃguez, the manager of the Hanoi cafeteria in La Demajagua, on the outskirts of Nueva Gerona, explained the price increase saying: "The measure was handed down from the finance and price directorate of the Popular Power and the Municipal Commerce and Gastronomy company.
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It is true, the measure has not been well received by the population, but we are obligated to implement it. As far as the quality of the product, we always try to make it within the established parameters." In the nearby town of Atanagildo Cajigal, juice sales have gone down since the price increase. "No one ever consulted the people about prices; the government just decides and always has the last word," said La Demajagua resident Roberto RodrÃguez. 
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