Traders feel harassed by the State
Written by Anggie Martinez - Photos: Luis Gonzalez
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
The concern among small and medium businesses is further heightened by the threat of expropriation by the National Executive
However, for the people the measures are not sufficient and calls for greater rigor in particular to small businesses. Indepabis said that the inspections respecting the rights of consumers. Supermarkets targeted by the authorities.

While the Executive is making sure that inspections Indepabis respecting the rights of consumers, merchants on the other hand they feel under attack with increasingly detailed views of this institution.

Supermarkets have so far been the most visited sites, which is that this sector received the largest number of complaints to the offices of the Institute for the Defense of People's Access to Goods and Services (Indepabis) Caroni municipality .

Because tax rules have the characteristic of being "surprised" joined a number of roles required of the sellers at bay and makes them feel "guilty beforehand.

"The state is the boss and we will oblige us to follow him, we fear that any further detail clear close we are not perfect but they should not attack us that way," said the charge of a small supermarket in the area Unare II in Puerto Ordaz.

Your opinion is consistent with other merchants who say the revisions have increased the status and price of goods, but asked to be understood that "the sun does not cover it with a finger and rising prices can not be hid.

The change in product costs indicated is that commodity has begun to arrive and must adapt to new prices to maintain their profit level is also affected by poor sales.

The threats of eminent domain for those who violate laws are added to the list of concerns of traders. It is recalled that so far only this measure has been applied to the department store and Automercados Every Success.

For the president of the Association of Businessmen and Industrialists of San Félix (Asocomercio), Jose Olivo this action is a mechanism used by the Executive to "cover up" the economic disaster that has caused the administration of President of the Republic and create an image of traders "as enemies of the people into believing that consumers are against speculators and profiteers."

Also appeared to be seeking to postpone the economic crisis after the elections of the National Assembly since its objective is to earn the same and the only way I found to do this is closing the stores.

Continued shortages

The dearth of products has become a constant in all business sectors, in the case of sugar and food industry toilet paper in addition to the disappearance of national brands for rice Mary.

In this situation consumers only demand more rigorous inspections, with emphasis on the smaller stores where the prices are tripled claim and their rights are violated.

"We are focusing a lot in the big shops like groceries, clothing and food but what about businesses that are in the communities where your taste speculate with prices, the law must be applied to everyone," claimed Herminia Rivas resident of the community of Casitas in Puerto Ordaz.

The irregularity that has been established in reference to the sale of sweet corn was another recurring complaint among citizens who complained that the regulated "absent" except the few times in business are confiscated can be purchased as required in Gazette.

Also denounced the informal sale near Unare market and Plaza Bolívar de San Felix, where retailers are betting that sell for up to 7 Rs sugar when it is regulated from 2.80 Rs.

Closed six shops in Alta Vista

As announced Indepabis authorities in Bolivar state every day you are visiting shops in different areas and malls, yesterday was Alta Vista Point, where he carried out 12 audits that ended in six closures for 24 hours.

The reasons were the officials said, the remarcaje in some products, the absence of claims in other cases, the conditioning of the sale which is punishable under section 7 paragraph 2 of Act defense to consumers. In addition, products were found in poor condition so it could not be expended to consumers battered cans case and others that had expired.

The shops were closed-Topy Top, Ferko, Placacentro Masisa, Sao Tome IV, T-Ilumina Innova and which according to Article 112 of the Law for the Protection of Individuals with Access to Goods and Services have the right to defend within three days following the closing and must submit evidence that apply to your need.