Grocery boycotts spark populist ideas, leading to legislative proposals for price controls and profit limits in Bulgaria.
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The supermarket boycott due to high food prices, which began in mid-February and is now evident in Bulgaria, has quickly become a platform for various populist ideas from different parties. The parliament introduced laws aimed at lowering prices through state decisions, setting price caps, and even limiting corporate profits across the supply chain, from farms to retailers. Working proposals on this issue originated from the opposition party PP-DB, which argued that only an effective regulator capable of combating cartels can stop inflated prices and end the financial strain on Bulgarians. Initially, this mission seemed achievable because a procedure is underway in parliament to elect a new management for the Commission for Protection of Competition.
