Efeitos da Política de Garantia de Preços Mínimos nos preços de alimentos da Cesta Básica de Vitória da Conquista, Bahia

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the effects of the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy (PGPM), rural credit and the indirect tax burden on the prices of the main foods in the Basic Food Basket of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, from 2020 to 2023. Its theoretical foundations are Neoclassical Economic Theory, Transaction Cost Theory, Location Theory and General System Theory, which seek to explain, respectively, consumer behavior, patterns of regional concentration of economic activities, the effects of relationships between the parts and the whole, covering the complexity of interactions involving the topic under study. Using inferential and descriptive statistics, the price trends of the products in the Basic Food Basket of Vitoria da Conquista were analyzed to assess the effects of subsidies granted by the federal government and the indirect state tax burden on the price of some of these products. The results showed that the increase in the cost of the Basic Food Basket is due to seasonal effects and variables such as inflation, unemployment and government policies, since these cyclical trends affect production costs and, consequently, the prices of basic products.