Wang Junpeng estimated that under the government's planned economy system, the price increases for essential living goods would not be too significant. However high the prices went, it was absolutely impossible to create cohesion if people literally starved to death. But the first items to see price hikes would definitely be these lightly luxurious goods; after all, one wouldn't die without them.
He quickly purchased several baskets of supplies, along with clothing, reaching his purchasing limit.
Within Earth Era, a flexible system of planned economy was adopted. Since the means of production were communal, the total amount of goods produced was determined by big data analytics. To encourage everyone to shop thriftily and wisely, all goods were priced in progressive tiers; the more of the same item bought within a certain period, the more expensive it became.
The first tier was normal pricing, the second tier was up by 20%, and the third by 40%, and so on.
