The State Control Committee of the Grodno region revealed inflated prices for socially important goods in more than 20 stores

12:05 / 21.04.2021
Facts of overcharging for socially important goods have been established in 21 commercial objects of the Grodno region, BelTA reports with reference to the Telegram channel of the State Control Committee.

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Violations of the pricing procedure were revealed by employees of the State Control Committee of the Grodno region together with other members of the regional working group on price control for consumer goods.

For example, in one of the stores in Grodno, prices were inflated for 10 items of pasta (the excess of trade surcharges was from 5 to 58 percentage points), sunflower oil (from 22 to 28 p. p.), wheat flour (by 16 p. p.), rice and buckwheat cereals (up to 5 p. p.), butter (up to 15 p. p.). The store was sent recommendations to eliminate the identified violations. As a result, the price, for example, for sunflower oil was reduced by Br1, and for butter – by 45-55 kopecks.

The State Control Committee stressed that violations of the discipline of price formation eliminated all the stores where the monitoring took place.

In addition, retail prices for fruit and vegetable products were analyzed in the shopping facilities of the region. They differ significantly, due to the price of the suppliers. «At the same time, the minimum retail price for vegetables was fixed in consumer cooperation organizations, which is explained by their earlier purchase of agricultural products from the population», the State Control Committee noted.

In some cases, the increase in prices in retail facilities is due to the supply of products through intermediaries. So, in a large retail chain, vegetables (potatoes, beets, onions, cabbage) rose in price on the way from the producer to the consumer by more than 2 times. The check continues.

BelTA


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