Room from coffee aperitif: the refreshment raises prices – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published March 7, 2016 at 18:03.

After the checks on the receipts, arrive rinacari the refreshment of Deputies. The Chamber historic bar has in fact decided to raise prices of almost all of its products, starting with those most sold: coffee, croissants and appetizers. Not only. salted almonds also, among the most “beloved snack” by MPs, have suffered a “narrow”: from now will be served free of charge exclusively as aperitif accompaniment. Who will want alongside other beverages he will have to pay them.

Increase the prices of coffee and aperitifs
The price increase, effective from today, is primarily concerned with the coffee, which rose from 80 to 90 cents, the croissant from one euro to 1.20, the sweets mignon from 60 to 75. as for the dining experience a price increase fried, as much as 20 cents consumatissimo rice balls, which went from 1.30 to 1.50 euro. An aperitif, with or without alcohol, will cost 4.50 instead of 4 euro. Buvette to explain how the Montecitorio bar is aligned to any bars in the historic center of Rome. The reasons for the ‘high prices’? “Simple, the company has realized that without an increase, there were no more margins between purchase of products from filling stations and their resale ‘, explain the refreshment stressing that, in this way, the place most frequented by parliamentarians and political reporters it is “back on par with any restaurant in the center.”

Hold on almonds
To back together accounts, then, after the decision to make “binding” obligation to show your receipt before consuming, here’s the decision to raise the prices of the most “popular products”. In addition to touch up some price, the company that manages the refreshment area has also decided to increase orders, to avoid wastage. Orders, explains, will be more targeted based also the influx of the same refreshment. In fact, while typically Mondays and Fridays are days `morte’ enough with very few users, between Tuesday and Thursday there was a peak attendance and thus also of the drinks. For this reason, probably, the time required almonds will be found only in the three days highlight. But, ensure the refreshment area, the absence of almonds will be compensated by the presence of more substantial snacks with sandwiches or pizza to accompany the sparkling wine or soft drink on duty.

Codacons: a still too low prices buvette
But the updating of price lists is not convincing Codacons. “Prices at the Buvette continue to be lower than the average price lists paid by Italian citizens – says the president Carlo Rienzi – By now the classic cup of coffee consumed in the bar came to cost 1 euro in numerous exercises, and 1 euro each also cost mignon and small pastries to go with the coffee. For an alcoholic drink, the average cost in Italy is not less than 5 euro, against 4.5 euro insured in House. It seems that Italian politicians, despite the new price lists of refreshment stands, will continue to enjoy the customary privileges, spending less to drink and eat than what they pay on average Italian citizens, “concludes Rienzi

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