Chapter Almaty Bakytzhan Sagintayev called for grocery stores not to raise prices in “hard time.” It quotes “Sputnik Kazakhstan”.
Sagintayev discussed the work of grocery stores with Prime Minister Alikhan Smailylov. According to the head of the Almaty, the authorities are currently being prepared to establish the limiting prices for carrots and sunflower oil. But they do not have time to respond to the rise in prices for other types of socially significant goods – you need to study statistics and investigate.
“Well, during this time, the train, as they say, will leave. In this regard, the Prime Minister supported us and gave the instructions of the Ministry of Trade to make changes to these rules. Therefore, once again I would like to contact our commercial points to make it difficult Time was not indulged, “Sagintaev said.
He noted that some can call such measures with anti-grayscale, but in such conditions the power should react tough.
January 2 in Kazakhstan, mass protests began in Kazakhstan due to increased gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge (from 10 to 20 rubles) per liter. Protesters soon moved to political requirements, and the rallies turned into unrest and collisions with the police.
Against the background of protests, the President of the Republic of Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev instructed the government to introduce public regulation of prices for socially significant products.