The authorities of Villa Clara published this week a detailed report of price violations detected in various popular councils of Santa Clara, with measures ranging from forced sales to temporary closures of establishments, as reported by the official page "Soy Villa Clara" on social media.
The actions are part of the provincial campaign that began in early August, when the Provincial Council of the People's Power approved the Agreement No. 127, which set maximum prices for basic food items with a maximum profit margin of 30%.
The established caps include 110 Cuban pesos per unit of egg, 2,500 pesos per liter of oil, 3,465 pesos per kilogram of powdered milk, and 410 pesos per pound of refined sugar.
Reports indicate that these limits are systematically ignored. In the popular councils of Universidad and Capiro-Santa Catalina, inspectors found eggs priced at 4,200 and 3,800 pesos each, almost forty times above the official cap; the measure applied was forced sales until the product was exhausted.
In the Condado Popular Council, non-state actors in the food sector were selling wet wipes for 850 pesos each, powdered milk for 3,800 pesos per kilogram, and oil for 4,000 pesos per liter, exceeding the provincial maximum price by 60%. Refined sugar was also reported at 550 pesos per pound.
The Popular Council of Escambray was home to several of the most serious violations. A self-employed worker in the gastronomy sector was selling refined sugar at 650 pesos per pound—58% above the set limit—and two-kilogram chickens for 3,500 pesos.
The TCP in the manufacturing industry identified as «Sakenaf» was reported for selling refrigerators and solar panels at 280 dollars each without having commercial authorization for those activities.
In the Camacho Popular Council, a non-state food business was selling 500-gram detergent for 800 pesos.
In the Centro Popular Council, the sales point known as "el +barato" was temporarily closed for refusing to accept electronic payments, and the person in charge of the establishment was notified.
Two local development projects were also sanctioned: "Sanadez" for selling gasoline at an exorbitant price, and "AyeralMpaz" for misleading information regarding the price of 500-gram detergent, with a compulsory sale of 20 packages as a corrective measure.
The official report called on citizens to report irregularities with the motto "Your report is power. If you see excessive prices, evasion of electronic payments, or any deception, report it. Together, we can stop the speculators."
The sanctions are based on Decree Law 91 of 2024 and Decree 30 of 2021, which include fines, confiscation, forced sales, license suspensions, and closure of establishments.
This enforcement campaign was extended to other provinces such as Matanzas, Havana, Sancti Spíritus, Artemisa, Guantánamo, and Santiago de Cuba.
The context surrounding these actions is an annual inflation rate of 20.70% recorded in July 2026, worsened by the regime's decision to eliminate the national price caps on high-demand imported products—chicken, oil, powdered milk, pasta, and sausages—in June through Resolution 150/2026 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, followed in July by the removal of the rice price cap.
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