The State announced, Wednesday October 16, that it had signed an agreement to reduce “20% on average” the prices of certain food products in Martinique, hit by violent inflation and massive mobilization against the high cost of living, reports BFMTV.
At the end of a new negotiation, a compromise was found between the distributors, who will reduce their margins, the prefecture of the island, the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique, parliamentarians, wholesalers, the Grand Maritime Port, the carrier CMA-CGM, or the Observatory of prices, margins and income.
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The collective Rally for the Protection of Afro-Caribbean Peoples and Resources (RPPRAC), at the origin of the mobilization since September 1, called for “continue the movement” and did not sign the agreement.
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54 product families concerned
A list of “54 product families corresponding to the most consumed food products in Martinique” will be targeted by this 20% reduction, wrote the prefect of the island, Jean-Christophe Bouvier. The price reduction will then be considered on “6,000 products” thanks to the entry into force of “five major measures for structural reductions in costs and delivery”.
“There is an emergency”also wrote Jean-Christophe Bouvier, who wishes “a de-escalation of violence” which shakes this overseas territory. A curfew to ban gatherings and demonstrations between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. has been extended until October 21.
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