The expert reported on the negative impact of the ban on discounts on marketplaces on customers

Buyers and sellers will suffer from the possible introduction of a ban on discounts on marketplaces. This was announced on December 3 by Anton Volkov, a seller on online platforms, in an interview with Izvestia.

"I think that the buyers will suffer first of all, because the purchasing power will decrease," he said.

According to him, this innovation will also harm sellers, because customers will purchase goods less.

Cash discrimination: adjustment of the law after a dispute over discounts on marketplaces may be postponed

The conflict between banks and online platforms forced the Central Bank to listen to both sides, and public figures refuted all the arguments of financiers.

On November 20, the heads of Russian banks made a proposal to ban direct discounts and bonus programs for marketplaces. An exception was planned to be made for their own products of marketplaces and socially significant product categories.

On December 3, representatives of the Moscow Society for Consumer Protection sent a letter to the government in which they oppose a possible ban on discounts on online platforms. Ozon added that by prohibiting discounts to marketplaces, banks are introducing double standards, since banks are allowed to provide discounts and bonuses to their customers inside their systems.

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