Video: A 15% Markup Cap Introduced on Goods in Artsakh - What is the Situation in Stores?

In Stepanakert and the surrounding areas, grocery stores are receiving sugar, oil, buckwheat, rice, and pasta from state reserves. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Hrant Safaryan, the supply is being carried out on the same principle and at the same price for everyone.

"In the stores where the first batch has been delivered, it is not provided during the second round of delivery; it is given to those stores that did not receive it. We definitely need to support each other during this time and move forward together. It is not correct to leave the entire burden on state bodies, saying that they either do not work well or do not do things properly. We all need to help each other to achieve results," he said.

The Agricultural and Agricultural Support Fund is urging citizens to approach the situation with understanding, to avoid panic, and to refrain from excessive purchases. "Due to the created situation, a markup of up to 15% has been set for all goods received from state reserves. Entrepreneurs who sell at a higher price will be deprived of the supply of goods," the Agricultural and Agricultural Support Fund announced.

According to Hrach Avtandilyan, head of the Economic Competition Protection Department of the Artsakh State Service for Regulation of Public Utilities and Economic Competition, lists of commercial entities that are to receive these goods from the reserve fund are being developed and compiled. "After completing these tasks, the fund provides the lists to the commission, which then begins to carry out oversight activities within its authority," he noted.

The working group of the state commission regulating public services and economic competition conducts daily monitoring at trade points. Attention is focused not only on prices but also on ensuring that the received goods reach consumers fully. "They understand the seriousness of the moment and the situation that has arisen. There are several entrepreneurs who sell the goods they receive from state reserves at the same price, but there are also some entities that need to be kept under scrutiny to prevent any price increases," Avtandilyan added.

The state commission regulating public services and economic competition has a hotline at (047)95-95-55. Considering the number of trade points, the agency is also uncovering violators based on reports.