Medvedev called trade and suppliers moderate appetites in crisis – RBC

Medvedev called trade and suppliers moderate appetites in crisis – RBC

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visits the store

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The prices for Russian products, the production of which has nothing to do with imports should not grow at the same rate as the ruble falls, I am sure the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

«used completely primitive scheme: if the weakening of the ruble has occurred in a certain proportion, we have the same amount will increase the price of the goods. This is unacceptable, “- said the Prime Minister during a meeting with the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) Igor Artemyev.

Medvedev stressed that the traders, as well as Russian producers have to” temper their economic appetites, “meaning that during the crisis the rate of profit to be lower than in normal times.

«Trying to get all the profit that you can imagine – so in this case the use of non-competitive trade practices and violation of antitrust laws” – said Medvedev, instructed the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service to use the entire arsenal at the disposal of his agency funds.

Artemyev assured that FAS has already taken all the necessary measures and has filed about a hundred cases on overcharges that have nothing to do with external environment.

«Either they have no relation to imports (all produced in our country), or the share price growth on the import of a few units per cent, and in fact, the growth is 30, 40, 50 % and so on, – said the head of the FAS. – We are definitely going to do it more actively ».

Earlier, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika instructed his subordinates from 20 to 23 January 2015 to spend in the shops of the largest retail chains checks aimed at” detection and suppression of violations of the law in pricing in the domestic food market. ” In cases when there are infringements of the law, Seagull requested regional prosecutors “to ensure the fundamental response” and “hard-stop the facts of price collusion».

In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich warned that if necessary the government may exercise its right to introduce state regulation of food prices. Under the law, if within 30 days the prices of products, recognized socially significant, increase by 30% or more, the government is entitled to 90 days to limit the further growth of prices by setting price caps on products has risen in price too.

Approved previously the government list of socially important products in respect of which can be set maximum allowable retail prices include beef, pork and lamb (except for boneless meat), chicken (except chicken legs), eggs, frozen cleaned fish, butter, sunflower oil , milk, sugar, salt, Black tea, wheat flour, bread and bakery products made from rye and wheat flour, white rice, millet, buckwheat, pasta, potatoes, cabbage, onions, carrots and apples.

In December 2014 prices, for example, white cabbage grown by 31.7%. Buckwheat in November 2014 has risen by an average of 54.4% in December, the prices are increased by 24.4%.