Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest
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June 12, 2023 12:30 PM
By COLLEEN BARRY
AP Business Writer
MILAN — When it comes to skyrocketing pasta prices, Italians are crying: Basta!
They have had enough after the cost of the staple of every Italian table soared by twice the rate of inflation. One consumer advocate group is calling for a weeklong national pasta strike starting June 22 after the Rome government held a crisis meeting last month and decided not to intervene on prices....
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