Business owners struggling with inflation By Michael D. Bates Chronicle Reporter Michael Bates Reporter Author email May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 2 min to read Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email State Rep. Ralph Massullo Wilfredo Lee Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Business owners in Citrus County and the nation are being forced to raise prices and make other adjustments as inflation continues to escalate.They are saddled with higher supply costs than even six months ago. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm|@DE D>2== 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD Wea]f A6C46?EX C6A@CE =@H6C AC@7:ED E92? 6IA64E65 @G6C E96 A2DE D:I >@?E9D 5F6 E@ 564=:?:?8 D2=6D 2?5 9:896C 6IA6?D6D 2D :?7=2E:@?2CJ AC6DDFC6D C:D6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ ?6H DFCG6J 52E2 7C@> $r~#t[ >6?E@CD E@ p>6C:42’D D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 2 C6D@FC46 A2CE?6C @7 E96 &]$] $>2== qFD:?6DD p5>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^Am Get more from the Citrus County Chronicle Subscribe TodaykAm#:D:?8 4@DED 2C6 42FD:?8 42D9 7=@H AC@3=6>D 7@C bd]h A6C46?E @7 D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 $r~#t DFCG6J]k^Am Green Special to the Chronicle kAmy:> vC66?[ 4@\492:C>2? @7 $r~#t }2EFC6 r@2DE[ H9:49 D6CG6D r:ECFD 2?5 {6GJ 4@F?E:6D[ 92D ?@ 5@F3E E96 ?2E:@?2= DFCG6J C67=64ED r:ECFD r@F?EJ’D 3FD:?6DD 4=:>2E6]k^AmkAm~?6 E6==:?8 DE2E:DE:4 H9:49 =62AD @FE[ 96 D2:5[ :D E92E >@C6 E92? 92=7 Wdc]g A6C46?EX @7 D>2== 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD DFCG6J65 7@F?5 :E ?646DD2CJ E@ :?4C62D6 AC:46D E@ 4@>A6?D2E6 7@C C:D:?8 4@DED] ~? 2G6C286[ 3FD:?6DD6D C6A@CE65 :?4C62D:?8 AC:46D 3J ``T]k^AmkAm~E96CD C6A@CE E2C86E:?8 >@C6 AC@7:E23=6 4=:6?ED 2?5 4FDE@>6CD Wbh]eTX[ H9:=6 ag]g A6C46?E 92G6 492?865 E96:C AC@5F4E >:I]k^AmkAmqJ 567:?:E:@?[ vC66? D2:5 6G6CJ 3FD:?6DD :? r:ECFD r@F?EJ :D 2 D>2== 3FD:?6DD 3642FD6 E96J 92G6 =6DD E92? d__ 6>A=@J66D]k^AmkAmx?7=2E:@?[ 96 D2:5[ 92D 2 EC:4<=6\5@H? 67764E] $>2==\3FD:?6DD @H?6CD A2DD 9:896C 4@DED 2=@?8 E@ E96:C DFAA=:6CD[ H9@ >FDE C2:D6 4@DED 2?5 D@ @? 5@H? E96 =:?6] tG6?EF2==J[ :E 7:=E6CD 5@H? E@ 4@?DF>6CD H:E9 9:896C\AC:465 8@@5D]k^AmkAm“xE’D 2 5:77:4F=E 4J4=6 E@ 86E F?56C 4@?EC@=[” 96 D2:5]k^AmkAmvC66? D2:5 E96 DFCG6J 5@6D?’E 6G6? >6?E:@? E96 AC@3=6> D>2==\3FD:?6DD @H?6CD 92G6 @7 7:?5:?8 6?@F89 H@C<6CD] %92E[ :? :ED6=7[ :D 2 9F86 AC@3=6> 3642FD6 ?@H @H?6CD 6:E96C >FDE 4FE 9@FCD @C :?4FC @G6CE:>6 4@DED E@ 86E E96 AC@5F4E @FE]k^AmkAm$r~#t’D $AC:?8 a_aa |682A9@?6 @7 |2:? $EC66Ei x?7=2E:@? U2>Aj E96 t4@?@>J C6A@CE DFCG6J65 >@C6 E92? `[___ D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D @? E96 4FCC6?E DE2E6 @7 :?7=2E:@?j 9@H EFC3F=6?E 64@?@>:4 724E@CD 92G6 27764E65 AC@7:E23:=:EJ[ 2?5 H92E E96J 92G6 5@?6 E@ AC@E64E E96:C 3FD:?6DD6D :? C6DA@?D6]k^AmkAm~?=J `d]d A6C46?E @7 D>2== 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD C6A@CE65 AC@7:ED 9:896C E92? 6IA64E65[ >62?:?8 D=@H6C D2=6D 2?5 :?4C62D:?8 6IA6?D6D 2C6 :>A24E:?8 D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ]k^AmkAmw6C6 2C6 D@>6 @E96C E2<62H2JD 7C@> E96 C6A@CEik^AmkAm'6?5@CD 2?5 DFAA=:6CD 2C6 492C8:?8 ed]f A6C46?E @7 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD >@C6 E92? E96J H6C6 D:I >@?E9D 28@k^AmkAm|@C6 E92? 92=7 @7 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD Wdb]d A6C46?EX ?@H A2J >@C6 7@C FE:=:E:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 82Dk^AmkAm~?6\E9:C5 @7 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD ?665 E@ :?4C62D6 E96:C @H? 4@>A6?D2E:@? 5F6 E@ 9:896C A6CD@?2= 6IA6?D6Dk^AmkAmab]c A6C46?E D2J 4FDE@>6CD 2C6 56>2?5:?8 =@H6C AC:46Dk^AmkAmaa]f A6C46?E D2J 4FCC6?E 6>A=@J66D 2C6 2=D@ 2D<:?8 7@C A2J C2:D6D 5F6 E@ 9:896C 4@DEDk^Am State Rep. Ralph Massullo Wilfredo Lee kAm$E2E6 #6A] #2=A9 |2DDF==@[ #\{642?E@[ DA@<6 =2DE H66< E@ 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD 2E E96 r:ECFD r@F?EJ r92>36C @7 r@>>6C46 =F?496@? 23@FE E96 a_aa\ab E2I A24<286 :?4=F565 :? E96 a_aa\ab DE2E6 3F586E]k^AmkAm|2DDF==@ @FE=:?65 EH@ >62DFC6D 56D:8?65 E@ 96=A 3FD:?6DD @H?6CDik^AmkAmp D2=6D E2I 6I6>AE:@? @? 72C> EC2:=6CD 2?5 76?4:?8 FD65 7@C 28C:4F=EFC6]k^AmkAmp? 6I6>AE:@? @? =@2?D 7C@> E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E :? C6DA@?D6 E@ 2 DE2E6 @7 6>6C86?4J 7C@> E96 5@4F>6?E2CJ DE2>A E2I]k^Am Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Score Inflation Michael Bates Reporter Author email Follow Michael Bates Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Featured Local Savings Latest e-Edition Citrus County Chronicle Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust Submit Your News Anniversary Announcement Birth Announcement Engagement Announcement Wedding Announcement Letter to the Editor Event sponsorship Request Place a Classified Ad Advertiser Request
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