Socialist Erion Braçe has once again criticized the increase in fruit and vegetable prices, this time in zones 2 and 3 of Tirana. Braçe says that "prices are insane," mentioning tomatoes sold at 350 lek per kg and peppers at 450 lek per kg. According to him, the factor is not the rise in oil prices. "From zone 5 to zones 2 and 3 this morning; I thought it was expensive only in zone 5, but in fact I found it expensive also in zone 2 – the Ballet School, and zone 3 – Bryli! The same products, the same prices! Vegetables are insane and this is a big problem! Tomatoes continue at 300-350 lek/kilogram; they are imported – Greek and Turkish; there are also local ones – mostly pink, still unripe, harvested due to farmers rushing to catch the high price; Red peppers are 450 lek/kilogram and are local, but there is very little. Look; these are not oil prices; the 50 lek/liter increase in oil prices does not have this impact on the price of tomatoes and peppers, not at all, it is a much smaller influence than 100 lek per kilogram of a product! But it is the import price that is being followed and domestic production; meanwhile domestic production is still insufficient! So we have a big problem with the production structure, heavily hit by floods in the most productive area and unsuitable climate; that's why I was shouting about covering the damages! But who does not listen, these consequences bring!"