Price of basic necessities "is not going to rise 20%"

Negueruela was responding to an opposition question regarding a Mallorca Chamber of Commerce forecast of a 20% rise in prices of products due to the rise in fuels. He said that inflation in the Balearics in September was 5.4%. This was "temporary" and due to current problems affecting the whole of Europe. Balearic government actions in this regard "are highly subject to policies made at a European level".

The minister referred to a National Statistics Institute forecast of 1.9% inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages. "There is no need for scaremongering," he insisted.