Finance Minister Hints at Possible Price Controls on Eggs Amid Sharp Price Increases

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Finance Minister Gaston Browne has suggested adding eggs to the list of price-controlled items following a Farmers Association statement about an upcoming price increase to $14 per dozen.

Browne, speaking in Parliament, expressed concern over the sharp rise in egg prices, noting suppliers raised prices by 20-30 percent despite only a 10 percent cost increase.

While farmers acknowledge price controls could help, they believe it may not solve the industry’s broader issues.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. Me a soon stop nyam egg for now until me buy and raise my own layers, this is way too high and locals here a just exploit ever opportunity dem get at the population especially us foreigners.
    Dem eggs will stay and rotten out before me buy it.

  2. Well people that is what u get when u all put ALP IN POWER

    1) TAX TAX TAX
    2)MOER TAX TAX

    THEN TAKE A TON OF MONEY 💰 FU BUILD SOMETHING
    GOVERNMENT WORKERS CAN NOT GET THEM BACK PAY ,OVERTIME ,UNIFORM ,BOOTS, GLOV , JUST NAME IT

    JUST LIKE IN COVID ALP HAVE A ESCAVATER A LOL A DREAG THE ST,JOHNS HARBER JUST WASTING OF MONEY

    AND THE DRUTIFREE FU ALL THEM CARS BUS TRUCKS THEM A TAKE IT BACK IN SOME VERRY HIGHT TAXES

    SO NOW MY FRIEND ALP TAXING U ALL ASS

  3. When Mr. Epicurean himself raise up his prices, govt have fuck all to say about it. When a local farmer needs to raise prices due to operational costs govt now have something to say.

    If this not more evidence certain govt officials in certain people’s pockets, all a you have to blind and stupid.

    This is a fucking banana republic in every sense of the meaning.

    Go ahead and keep voting Gaston in. I know he nar suffer and living like a king with fine food and spirits while the rest of us have to cut back even on the basics. That’s what your vote got you.

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