Mexico hits 420 businesses for pandemic price gouging

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Mexican authorities said Monday they have started price-gouging investigations to sanction 420 businesses, including stores and funeral homes, for unfairly raising prices during the coronavirus pandemic.

The consumer protection office said hundreds of grocery stores and retailers allegedly failed to respect posted prices or changed them, or charged too much for items including basic food stuffs as well as goods that are in high demand because of the pandemic, including rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer and face masks.

But authorities excused one of the most flagrant examples of price hikes, saying that a two- or three-fold increase in prices for bottled oxygen was largely the fault of consumers who bought supplies of the gas they didn't need, just to have it on hand in case someone fell sick. "They are being unreasonable consumers," Sheffield said, arguing that "in the case of oxygen, they are some Mexicans with very high purchasing power, and they have the luxury of buying oxygen they do not use."

 

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Just like Canadain grocery stores

Like, four hundred and fifty businesses or '420' businesses? Considering the size of that joint in her hand, I assume you meant '420' businesses. How high were the fines?

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