MOSCOW – July 29, RIA Novosti reported. Coffee may be included in the list of socially important goods. This “Izvestia” said the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Evtukhov.
“I think that it would be logical to include coffee in the list of socially important products. However, the official in the Ministry of Industry did not receive such proposal. In the case of increase in prices for the goods included in this list will enable the government to fix the price “- says Evtukhov.
According to media reports, before Russian Association of Tea and Coffee proposed a bill according to which Coffee provides reduction of VAT from 18 to 10%. Under the bill, the tax is proposed to be reduced for both Russian and foreign companies. According to forecasts, “Rusteacoffee” so will reduce the retail price of products.
The newspaper recalled that in the list of socially important goods of 24 names, approved by the Government, there is no coffee, but there is a black tea. The Cabinet of Ministers has the right to set limits on retail prices of these goods, if they are in any region for 30 days rose by more than 30%. Freezing prices may not last more than 90 days. As recalled by the publication, the relevant law was adopted after the crisis in 2009. Now the list includes meat and products from it (except delicacies), milk, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, bread and bakery products, cereals, flour, pasta, many types of fish, vegetables, children’s and dietary nutrition.
After a sharp weakening of the ruble at the end of last year, companies that supply food, raised the purchase price of goods, explaining that the increase in foreign exchange rates. As a result, increased and prices for the products in Russian shops. Another factor in the growth of prices was a decline of imports of goods, in particular – because of the food embargo imposed at the beginning of August last year.
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