Belarus extends state regulation of prices of certain goods till late 2021
<p> MINSK, Sep 3 - PrimePress. Belarus’ Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) has extended state regulation of prices of fresh fish, meat offal, canned meat, semi-smoked and cooked smoked sausage, margarine, barley groats, fresh garlic and pepper, salt, tea and coffee until 31 December 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> The extension has been approved by MART’s resolution #59 of 1 September 2021, the ministry’s press service informed. </p> <p> </p> <p> The prices of the aforementioned groups of goods may not be increased by more than 0.2% per month. Raising prices above the limit is possible only by agreement with the commission on state regulation of pricing under the Council of Ministers. Only state agencies may apply to the commission for approval of such increases. </p> <p> </p> <p> This is not the entire list of goods whose prices are regulated by the state. According to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Belarus is currently exercising state regulation of prices with regard to 18 groups of socially important goods (introduced on 1 Jan 2021 for 17 product groups, then supplemented) and 11 groups of socially important goods (from 9 June 2021), including meat, milk, cheese, butter, wheat flour, rye bread, white polished rice, buckwheat groats, white sugar, baby food, fresh vegetables and apples, canned meat, margarine, barley groats, table salt and black tea. End </p>
2021-09-04
Primepress
Belarus extends state regulation of prices of certain goods till late 2021
MINSK, Sep 3 - PrimePress. Belarus’ Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) has extended state regulation of prices of fresh fish, meat offal, canned meat, semi-smoked and cooked smoked sausage, margarine, barley groats, fresh garlic and pepper, salt, tea and coffee until 31 December 2021.
The extension has been approved by MART’s resolution #59 of 1 September 2021, the ministry’s press service informed.
The prices of the aforementioned groups of goods may not be increased by more than 0.2% per month. Raising prices above the limit is possible only by agreement with the commission on state regulation of pricing under the Council of Ministers. Only state agencies may apply to the commission for approval of such increases.
This is not the entire list of goods whose prices are regulated by the state. According to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Belarus is currently exercising state regulation of prices with regard to 18 groups of socially important goods (introduced on 1 Jan 2021 for 17 product groups, then supplemented) and 11 groups of socially important goods (from 9 June 2021), including meat, milk, cheese, butter, wheat flour, rye bread, white polished rice, buckwheat groats, white sugar, baby food, fresh vegetables and apples, canned meat, margarine, barley groats, table salt and black tea. End