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Despite Package against Inflation, Price of Tortilla Increases

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By MARK LORENZANA Despite the tortilla being one of the 24 products of Mexico’s basic basket included in the Package Against Inflation and Famine (PACIC), its price has increased from May to September of this year. On April 4, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced to the public a new price-control initiative — the PACIC – that established cost protection

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AMLO Blames Private Businesses for Price Increases

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By MARK LORENZANA President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Wednesday, Sept. 7,  accused businessmen in Mexico of increasing their profits especially in times of crisis, claiming that the Mexican Treasury will now ask them for an explanation. In his Wednesday morning press conference, López Obrador said that private businesses should instead help control price increases. He specifically mentioned the

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