The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation opposed deputies requiring trade to indicate the cost of products per round unit of measure – 1 liter or 1 kg. newspaper reports “News”.
“In such a case, trade will face serious recalculation costs, which will be reflected in prices. The department criticized the proposal of the deputies in a letter to the President’s State Legal Department, ”says the newspaper, citing information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The ministry noted that the project should be abandoned as there are products for which such an approach is generally irrelevant. This specifically refers to tea, coffee, chips and others.
July 22, State Duma Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Boris Chernyshov knowledgeable About mass reduction (reducing the amount of goods in one package while maintaining the price) in Moscow stores.
In June, Chernyshov was elected to the State Duma. was introduced an invoice obliging sellers to indicate the cost of one kilogram of goods on the price tag. According to him, in recent years sellers have been trying to sell less goods for the same money. At the same time, honest packaging of goods is becoming even rarer. For example, while milk and juice were sold in 0.8-0.9 liter bottles, pasta was reduced to 0.4 kg.
before in Russia accepted Another reduction in food prices in summer and autumn.