The FAS proposed to recognize the price as unreasonable if for 60 consecutive days it was more than 5% higher than inflation without economic reasons. The government sent the initiative for review, including in terms of assessing demand growth and costs, RBC has learned.
The Antimonopoly Service has adjusted the bill to introduce a ban on manufacturers and retail chains from setting economically unjustified prices for products in the event of a significant increase in demand for them. In December 2023, FAS sent the initial version of the document to the government. The service itself then stated that the law was temporary and not permanent. If adopted, it will be valid until the end of 2024.
These include a significant change in the level of demand or supply of goods, changes in regulated tariffs, changes in prices of raw materials and components, seasonal factors, as well as “other factors,” the bill says.
The new bill also provides for the definition of criteria for a significant increase in demand, a methodology for evaluating cost increases that affect prices and the establishment of an “exhaustive list” of factors confirming the validity of cost increases. prices.
The FAS has long floated the idea of punishing companies for unjustified increases in the prices of socially important goods.
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Source: RB
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