29 March 2024, Friday, 16:31
Support
the website
Sim Sim,
Charter 97!
Categories

Ministry Of Trade Outraged: Prices For Belarusian Goods Grew More Than Allowed

Ministry Of Trade Outraged: Prices For Belarusian Goods Grew More Than Allowed

The manufacturers justify themselves by the impossibility to purchase almost all the components at a lower price as everything is getting more expensive.

- Today, at the background of the credit resources rate decrease and stabilization of currency rates, rising prices is possible only in the framework of the cascaded task, - the press-center of the Ministry of Trade quotes Minister Uladzimir Kaltovich, and refers to the data provided by the Belarusian Statistics Committee: the prices in January-April grew by 6,4%, while the task for the year was to prevent the inflation from surpassing the limit of 12%. The Ministry of Trade advises: considering the prognosis, the prices should grow no more than by 0,6% on a monthly basis.

Representatives of the Ministry also informed that some manufacturers and importers had put up the prices too much already. Thus, over 29 companies leveled up the prices by 12% and more since January to May 16 this year. Ouite as many enterprises increased the price tags by 6,4 - 12%. Besides, most companies manufacture or import food products. Why do the prices grow then?

- Purchasing prices for raw materials, both basic and accessorial ones, have grown. The agricultural farmsteads sell raw materials approximately 10% more expensive. There was a regulation that abolished fixed prices. We apply practically an individual approach to every farmstead – representatives of one of the dairy plants, which, according to the data of the Ministry of Trade, put up the prices for some products by more than 12%, has told to Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus. – Purchasing materials are also getting more expensive, the prices double! These are inoculum, coating, cups. We buy practically everything from Belarusian manufacturers, the share of imported components is insignificant. This has nothing to do with the dollar’s rate.

- So, the price increase is justified?

- Absolutely! We conducted an analysis last year: our prices were the lowest in comparison with other manufacturers, the difference amounted up to 40%! We have also to compete with the prices of other enterprises somehow.

Write your comment

Follow Charter97.org social media accounts