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The government hopes for dialogue with businesses in wholesale and retail trade, which raised the cost of not only imported but domestic products, warned the First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. “Where the domestic raw materials and domestic products, and 2-3 times the price increases – there is no justification for this. We will work with retail chains “- Shuvalov said in the program” Sunday Night “on TV channel” Russia 1 ».
« If there is no special interaction is not yet through dialogue [with commercial enterprises] we have to go, probably to some legal restrictions “- quoted by Interfax First Deputy Prime Minister.
« We have an idea that in the wholesale sector, retail now accumulate large revenues, and the company simply took advantage of the situation, explain this changing exchange rate, and we do not believe it, “- Shuvalov said. If the representatives of retail chains do not interact with the authorities, he promised to “certain legal solutions.” “Just like that to raise prices to give yourself the same dollar returns, which they had a year ago – it’s silly,” – said the first deputy head of the government.
The fact that the government, if necessary, use its the right to the introduction of state regulation of food prices on January 19 said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. 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.
Prime -Minister Dmitry Medvedev called on January 23 retail chains and suppliers moderate appetites. During a meeting with the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemyev Prime Minister noted that the prices of Russian products, the production of which has nothing to do with imports should not grow at the same rate as the ruble falls. “It is used quite primitive scheme: if ruble weakening occurred in a certain proportion, we have the same amount will increase the price of the goods. This is unacceptable, “- said the head of government.
« 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. He instructed the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service to use the entire arsenal at the disposal of his agency funds. Artemyev assured that FAS shall take all necessary measures and has filed about a hundred cases on overcharges that have nothing to do with the external environment.
Checks shops largest retail chains and Prosecutor General’s Office conducts. The staff of the supervisory authority on behalf of Yuri Chaika conducted checks aimed at “detection and suppression of violations of the law in the area of 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».
According to Rosstat, the New Year holidays, from 1 to 12 January, prices in Russia increased by 0.8%, which is almost three times higher than in 2014 (0.3%). Most foods have risen in price. Rising prices for some of them several times higher than the rate of inflation, for example, fruits and vegetables ahead of the figure seven times.
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