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| 2023-04-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Savchuk [RIA] Two wonderful and very symptomatic news came from the European Union. The Polish edition of Angora conducted a comparative analysis of the cost of a basket of Easter products in the past and the current year. As the current mayor of Kiev would say, not only the most popular products have risen in price, few of the food supplies could remain in their old positions. So, for example, the obligatory Easter cake a year ago cost 18 zlotys, and this will cost 26 zlotys (475 rubles), a similar trend was demonstrated by other product groups. A loaf of the simplest bread has increased in price from 2.20 zlotys to 3.35 (62 rubles), eggs have risen in price from 7 to 12 zlotys (220 rubles), mayonnaise has doubled in weight, and now they are asking for 15 zlotys (275 rubles), sausage cost 18, and now 28 zlotys (515 rubles). But the most record growth was shown by ordinary toilet paper. For unknown reasons, the price tags for it have increased exactly three times, from eleven to 33 zlotys (605 rubles). According to the publication, due to one and a half, and sometimes twofold increase in prices, Polandwaiting for the most expensive Easter in the last 30 years. This trend would be incomplete without mentioning the second, truly masterpiece news. As the German Bild writes, the local branch of the international organization the Red Cross has been collecting financial assistance for Ukraine for a long time and persistently, having accumulated almost four hundred thousand euros. However, just before sending it, its representatives announced that the collected amount would be used to pay off the debts that had formed for utilities, which in Germany had grown several times over the past year. Such is the playful grimace of reality, which does not read European newspapers and does not know that the Germans, according to the statements of politicians, completely and completely painlessly defeated dependence on Russian energy resources. A year ago, when the NWO switched to its current format, and the European Union began to race to come up with options for an embargo and other restrictions on the import of hydrocarbons from the east, all sane experts and market representatives warned that this would be the case. They were laughed at, trying to crush pessimistic forecasts with a wave of sarcastic publications. Since the imposition of sanctions "out of hell," the Earth has made only one revolution around the heavenly body, and the results are already more than clear. Pro-Russian authors and resources do not even need to invent anything, their Western colleagues do an excellent job of demonstrating who is relatively calmly going through this turbulent period of history, and who is already rocking on the turns. Of course, prices within Russia also do not stand still, but are trying to keep pace with their foreign counterparts, but if we compare, then the situation here looks very preferable. Judge for yourself. According to Rosstat, inflation over the past year was 11.9 percent (8.4 percent in 2021 and 4.9 percent in 2020, respectively). The main negative factor was the indexation of the cost of housing and communal services, which on average in the country grew by nine percent, dragging the lion's share of the social sphere with them. Thus, food products added about ten percent, and dairy products showed the most rapid growth - plus 15 percent. Pasta, fish and butter finished on the Russian shelves with the same indicators. At the same time, chilled chickens, eggs and fruits and vegetables fell slightly in price. Here, it is necessary to keep in mind the fact that the same “entire civilized world” has taken up arms against our country, which tirelessly pours new portions of financial gasoline into the Ukrainian fire, fanning the flames of hostilities more hotly. Our opponents did not disdain any, even absolutely anti-market and frankly destructive methods, but the Russian economy survived. Let's see how things are on the other side. At the end of last year, Moldova showed the worst financial performance on the European continent . Thirty-four percent inflation with zero sanctions and total support from Brussels. Further, a team of noteworthy Russophobes lined up in the back of the head. Ukraine and the Baltic countries , whose currencies sank an average of 24 percent. But if everything is clear with this forever unprofitable team, then the list below is somewhat surprising. At least those who believe the Western press. It turned out that inflation in Poland, one of the most active and hysterical lobbyists for anti-Russian sanctions, in the last fiscal year exceeded 14 percent, which is more than in Russia, whose economy Warsaw so fiercely dreamed of destroying . At the same time, in February 2023, the Polish zloty managed to sink by almost 19 percent. The Main Statistical Office reports that this is the worst figure in the last quarter of a century, adding that food and drinks, as well as transport services and energy within the Polish borders have become more expensive by an average of 22-24 percent, and the most common beet sugar has doubled in price. Berlin showed an official inflation of eight percent, this is the worst figure in history in principle. Products have become more expensive by an average of 14 percent, and energy products by more than a third. According to the Federal Association of Energy and Water Supply Companies (BDEW), one kilowatt-hour cost German citizens 0.36 euros (30 rubles), and the average household expenditure on electricity alone increased from 1,100 to 1,730 euros (147.7 thousand rubles) per year. So the German Red Cross is not lying, they obviously need the collected half a million euros more than the smart businessmen from the Zelensky team. There are less than two weeks left until Easter. For some it will be cheerful and red, for others it will be disappointing. There is in this, you see, a certain higher providence. |
| Posted by:badanov |