In Germany, the iconic Doner kebab has not escaped the galloping inflation of recent years, which also affects rents, the price of raw materials and energy.
This rise in prices no longer goes down well with the Germans, because the anti-capitalist party Die Linke announced that it was going to table a bill to cap the price of kebabs, he told the media Bild. It must be said that just 2 years ago, this flagship product of Germanic street food cost around 3 euros, whereas today it costs between 7 and 10 euros to be able to afford it.
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Die Linke would like to limit the price of kebabs to 4.90 euros or even 2.90 euros for students, by asking for a state subsidy to compensate the difference with the current selling price. “The State must intervene so that food does not become a luxury product. develops Kathi Gebel, representative of the youth branch of Die Linke, to Bild. This would cost the state 4 billion euros, according to the party’s calculations.
The issue is very serious in Germany, and even has a name: “Donerflation”. Last March, Chancellor Scholz was asked to “when the kebab will cost 3 euros again?, during a Q&A session on Instagram. And the request comes up often. For the moment, Olaf Scholz refuses price caps because he considers it impossible in a market economy to control the prices of food products.
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