Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the country plans to lower real consumer basket prices for key items. This has been reported DEA News.
According to him, the Ministry of Foreign and Domestic Trade of the Republic, together with manufacturers and retail chains, prepared measures to help citizens.
As part of his call, Vučić asked the department head, Tomislav Momirović, to bring him “my basket” and put a basket full of food on the table from the supermarket.
He noted that the cart contains products that will be marked with the “best price” logo as of September 15, and that these can be seen in almost all retail chains in the country. It will contain 20 main items.
Before that, the Serbian Council of Ministers made a decision Limit the prices of basic foodstuffs. Sugar, flour and sunflower oil entered the state regulation.
The main purpose of introducing price restrictions is to eliminate the negative consequences of the increase in the prices of basic food products in the country, and at the same time to prevent “shocks” in the domestic market. explained.
It was previously reported that stores could be allowed free of charge. distribute food.