Bulgaria is currently on one of the first places in terms of economic growth in Europebut there are unjustified markups and profits in the food sector.
This was said by the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policies and Minister of Transport Hristo Alexiev in the program “Why, Mr. Minister” on bTV.
Average salary increased by 18%, natural gas three times cheaper, fuel down by 1 BGN – he listed the measures of the office. In his words, however, “some sectors are trying to take advantage and accumulate excess profit”.
650 unfair practices were discovered during the inspections of the institutions. To the question of whether there is a cartel between the large food chains – Alexiev answered that “there are worrying data in this direction and said: More like “Yes”.
There are doubts about such practices, there are guesses and what the chains arethe minister specified.
The cabinet is considering putting a ceiling on the markup for basic goods and products, no more than 10%, and only for certain groups, announced Hristo Alexiev.
KZP found a 94% overprice for cheese and yellow cheese
From 3 to 6 months, it is expected that there will be a result of the inspections
In the list will be foods from the small consumer basket – about 50 products. The measure will be temporary, with a regulatory act, he pointed out.
