Supermarket confronts OCU over latest olive oil price rating

From July 1st, there will be a reduction VAT at 0% rate olive oil, promoted by the government and with which it seeks to make a staple of our diet, such as this, accessible to the majority of the population, even if only marginally.

The news, which became known at the end of June, was picked up Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU)who indicated in one of his articles what the difference in prices is between some oils and others depending on their brand and establishment, although he allegedly made a small mistake, to which the participating company responded.

As reported in the OCU article, the price of olive oil varied depending on the supermarket, origin, brand, etc., but when it came to listing the price of each brand, in the case of Aorrama SupermarketIt was noted that in the first hours of July – the time when the new rules had already come into force – olive oil was higher than its cost price in Junewhich the OCU explained as a possible proposal made in June.

The OCU assured that although in June The price of butter in this supermarket chain was 9.06 euros, in July – 10.85 euros. The company itself denied this information with an official statement, which stated that it had adapted prices in accordance with the new rules as of July 1.

Thus, Ahorramas refutes the information published by the OCU and explains that the increase in oil prices reported by the OCU does not correspond to the increase in prices this month, but rather This price belongs to the stock that ended on June 27th.

Thus, they indicate that although the price of 1 liter of Alipende olive oil was on Friday, June 28, at 8 euros, from July 1 it became 7.60 euros, thus applying the appropriate abbreviation.