Christmas to be a fifth more expensive than last year

A kilogram of carp does not cost zł.8 like last year but zł.11. The price of flour has gone up by over 50%, while the price of butter by 30%. According to experts, there are a number of reasons for the situation. "There is a lack of employees. Those who are present earn more. When the employer spends more on labor the costs of production rise," said Bogdan Wyżnikiewicz from the Institute for Market Economy Research. According to other experts this is caused by the fact that "our farmers have increased the price of their crops as they can sell them for more in the West."