The State Antimonopoly Regulation Service announced prices of sugar, petrol and vegetable oil. The officials explained what they were going to do in order to stabilize the market prices of food products.
According to the agency, the price of a kilogram of sugar is 79 soms, a liter of oil — 160 soms, gasoline and diesel fuel — 64 soms.
A temporary ban on the export of certain agricultural products, which also include wheat, flour, vegetable oil and granulated sugar, was introduced. Temporary zero rate of VAT on taxable supplies and imports of certain goods, including sugar and vegetable oil, was also set.
The State Material Reserves Fund conducted commodity interventions to saturate the markets with essential products and purchased wheat, vegetable oil, flour, bran and sugar to be placed in the state material reserves.
The antimonopoly body concluded cooperation agreements between the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture and the flour-milling industry enterprises.
An agreement was also concluded on mutual cooperation on the market of sale of granulated sugar to the population between the antimonopoly authority, economic entities-producers, importers and sellers represented by Kaindy Kant OJSC, Koshoi OJSC and retail chains.
