The State Duma proposed to exclude a number of products from the list of socially significant goods

The State Duma proposed to revise the list of socially significant goods and exclude from it those products that have already become premium. This will help manufacturers to stabilize prices for really basic goods by increasing the cost of other, more expensive products, experts believe.

Essentials: prices for eggs and butter may fall by 5%

Experts admit that this will happen after the abolition of a bonus of the same size to retailers

State Duma deputy Sergei Lisovsky told Izvestia that he discussed the issue at a meeting with officials from the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). The list includes 24 names of basic products: several types of meat, milk, bread, vegetables, fruits and some others. The authorities can regulate their prices if they increase in price by more than 10% within 60 days in a particular region.

The MP believes that the list should be reviewed, excluding products that have already ceased to be basic and have become more likely to be premium.

"If the list of socially important goods is determined as accurately and realistically as possible, it will be easier for manufacturers to keep their prices low. Manufacturers are ready to fulfill these conditions, provided that they can compensate for their cost stabilization costs by increasing the cost of premium products," Lisovsky explained.

According to the deputy, the FAS has decided to create a working group on this issue.

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A delicate question: it was proposed to exclude premium products from the list of socially significant goods