The minutes of the meeting of the government commission for economic development, chaired by the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, say that a banana can become a socially important product. This will allow import duties on the product to be reset. “News”refers to the document.
The publication says that at the moment the proposal to make the fruit a socially important product is being considered by Rospotrebnadzor.
According to Nikolai Arefyev, vice-chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, this proposal of the government is probably due to the desire to lower the rising prices of goods.
“After all, bananas in Russia, like Doshirak, are very popular among Russians, a very satisfying, high-calorie and at the same time healthy product,” he explained.
The MP also noted that if a banana is given the status of a socially important product, its value may decrease.
On average, Russians eat a little less than one and a half million tons of bananas a year, according to the Association of Retail Companies.
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