SCPEC PROMISES TO SET TAX OFFICERS ON ENTREPRENEURS RAISING PRICES

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.03.2009 18:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Unjustified price raise of 10-12% for essential
products was registered, following CBA announcement on the return to
floating rate policy," The Head of State Commission for the Protection
of Economic Competition Ashot Shakhnazaryan stated.

"According to state committee data, a price raise for some products
including vegetable oil, sugar, butter and petrol was observed."

"Yesterday’s stir was intensified because of some business entitles’
actions, who tried to benefit from the situation, introducing
unjustified price increases. Our commission started a collaboration
with RA State Revenue Committee, that will take care of trespassers,"
Shakhnazaryan stated.

"Both importers and consumer market representatives, who created an
artificial deficit of goods, stirring up the tension among consumers,
are to blame for yesterday’s situation. Following negotiations,
the atmosphere in shops quieted down and the situation was brought
under control."